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Barn Paint
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36 THE RURAL VOICE
SPECIAL
FIRST -LITTER SOWS
NEED EXTRA CARE
A common problem in many far-
rowing herds is a delay in returning to
heat after weaning first -litter sows. This
may be caused by excessive loss of
weight and condition during the lacta-
tion period. First -litter sows are still
growing, and nutrients are in high de-
mand.
OMAF pork advisor Jim Walker
suggests a number of ways that produc-
ers can minimize this problem.
1. Don't breed gilts on their first
heat. Later they will be more sexually
mature and better able to maintain their
condition during lactation. A side effect
may be a larger number of piglets in the
litter.
2. Prevent excessive weight loss
during the first lactation. To maintain
the gilt's appetite during the whole lac-
tation, be sure not to overfeed early in
the lactation period. The lactation ration
needs to be high in energy to help mini-
mize weight loss.
3. Maintain feed levels at 6.5 to 7
pounds a day during the period between
weaning and breeding. Feed a high-
quality ration: a minimum of 14 percent
crude protein.
4. After weaning, sows and gilts
should be housed within the sight,
sound, and smell of a boar. This stimu-
lus will assist sows to return to heat.
Proper gilt management and nutri-
tion before and after weaning will
greatly reduce the number of problems
experienced in getting first -litter gilts
re -bred.°
PIGS THRIVE WITH
MICROWAVE HEAT
According to University of Guelph
research, using microwaves as a heat
source for piglets now seems feasible.
Piglets have been heated using mi-
crowaves in a set-up where the piglet
chooses the amount of supplementary
heat by striking a microswitch. Whether
piglets were heated with microwave or
infrared heat, performance was equal.
Weaned gilts raised under micro-
wave or infrared heat also performed
similarly in gain and feed efficiency.°
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