Off To The Races: Keys To A Successful Wean Pig Transition

Agenda

• Be Prepared

• Facility Management

– Equipment

– Environment

• Day 1

• Grueling

• Mat Feeding

• Life After Placement

Be Prepared

• AIAO

• Clean is Clean

• Check Equipment

• Pre-Pig Placement Plan

• Pre-heat Building

• Show up early

AIAO

Clean is Clean

Clean Is Clean

Clean Is Clean

Clean is Clean

Check Equipment

Pre-Pig Placement

Plan• Communicate with Sow

Farm

– Age

– Health

– Head Shipping

• Understand Flow Trends

– Health Challenges and Timing

– Vaccination Schedule

Pre-Pig Placement Plan

• Barn Set Up

– Sort Pen Locations

• Pre-Heat

• Show up Early

Environmental Management

• Understand Every Facility

– Nursery

– WF Tunnel vs. Natural Ventilated

– Flooring Type

– Facility Size

– Brooders vs. Heat Lamps

– Mats or No Mats

Piglet Comfort

Piglet Comfort Cont.

Day 1

• Sort the Bottom 10%

• Place in designated sort pens

• Gruel 3 days

Grueling

• Minimum 3-4x’s/day

• Start with 75% water and 25% feed

• Gruel for 3 Days

• Graduate

Mat Feeding

• Minimum 3x’s/day

• Goal is to stimulate pigs

• Mat feed for ~7 days

• Remove mats in 14-21 days

Life After Placement

• Let the pigs tell the rest of the story

• Nutritional vs. Infectious Treatments

• Strategically Sort for Nutritional Challenges

– Frequency depends on health status

Questions