The Rural Voice, 2004-06, Page 51Advice
Advance payments available on soybeans
The Ontario Soybean Growers
(OSG) and AGRICORP have
announced they'll work together to
ensure efficient delivery of the
Advanced Payments Program for
soybeans. Beginning May 1, 2004,
AGRICORP began administering the
program under contract with the
OSG.
The Advanced Payments Program
is a federal risk management program
that allows producers access to
capital up to $250,000, with the first
$50,000 being interest free. The
program was previously delivered by
Ontario Soybean Growers with
AGRICORP providing audit
services.
Ontario Soybean Growers is the
provincial voice of soybean growers.
Representing over 25,000 Ontario
producers, the OSG's mission is to
develop and promote a sound
industry business environment that
will allow Ontario soybean producers
the opportunity for viable and
profitable ongoing returns.
For more information please
contact: Julie Harlow, Manager.
Communications and Public Relat-
ions. AGRICORP (519) 826-3691 or
Wendy Jahn, General Manager, OSG
(519) 352-7730.0
Energy needs change with a sow's weight
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For example, energy requirements
increase by about 5 per cent (0.1 kg
of feed/day) for each 10 kg increase
in body weight. Sow body condition
is also a key factor. Thin sows have
less thermal insulation and are less
able to adjust to lower environmental
temperatures, and thin sows also
require a larger increase in feed at a
lower temperature.
Temperature is an important
variable to consider in a sow -feeding
strategy. All animals have a
thermoneutral zone, the range of
temperatures at which they are most
comfortable and _ their body
temperature remains constant. In
sows, an environment where the
temperature is I degree C below their
thermoneutral temperature (20 degres
C) increases their requirement by 3 -
4 per cent more feed.
Lactating Sows: It is essential that
sows start eating after farrowing and
continue to eat well throughout
lactation. This is vital since the
nutrient requirements of the lactating
sow are three times higher than dur-
ing gestation and, considering current
average weaning ages, there is no
time to waste. Ultimately the goal is
to minimize weight loss (less than 10
kg in 21 days), increase piglet growth
rate, decrease piglet mortality, and
ensure re -breeding and subsequent
reproductive performance.
Low feed intake during lactation
translates into reduced nutrient intake
for the sow, higher body weight loss
(body fat and protein), reduced piglet
growth rate and weaning weight,
reduced estrus activity, longer
weaning to estrus interval. reduced water flow rates are at (east 2
subsequent litter size and lifetime litres/minute.
performance. and a higher culling An integrated feeding strategy that
rate. How do you know whether your starts with the replacement gilt and
sows are getting enough? The supports the sow through each
common assumption is that the successive litter is the key to
average sow requires 2 kg of maintaining high productivity and
feed/day for maintenance and 0.5 prolonging the reproductive life of
kg/pig nursed. the sow.
Do not compromise on water. Summarized from: Proceedings of
Accessibility to water can limit the Southwestern Ontario Pork
lactation feed intake so ensure that Conference 2004.0
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