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Basic pig knowledge
Things you must know
Entrance room
Changing room The only entrance into the pig house. You have to change all your cloth. Always remember to wash your hands before
entering the stables. Remember quarantine rules. 12 hours
Picture of entrance room
Look at the picture at page 29 in your book
Quarantine
If you have been in another pig house, less than 12 hours ago.
Been out of Denmark less then 24 hours ago. Shows or excibitions with pigs 12 hours. Feed and working tools also have quarantine.
Outer defence
Truckdrivers and others must respect quarantine rules.
All delivery of sale animals must happen away from the pig house, at least 50 m.
No strangers in the pig house, without an appointment. Always remember to lock the front door.
Feed and other equipments must be delivered in a separated storage facility.
Inner defence
No or as little as possible infections between the stable units.
One set of boots and tools for each stable unit.
Wash your hands between the stableunits. When you work in the stables, always go from
youngest to oldest pig. Keep clean I all aspects.
Farmer Words
What is the name
Age groups Newborn pigs = smågrise
0 kg. Piglets = smågrise
0-5 kg Weaners = fravænningsgrise
7-30 kg Growing Pigs = Ungsvin
30- 60 kg Finishing pigs/ slaughter pigs = slagtesvin
60- 100 kg Sows = Søer Gilt = poltA female pig which has been selected to become a sow (6-8 months old) First parity sow = gylt
A female pig which has been insiminated for the first time, but not given birth yet.
Stable units
What are they called
Mating and service unit
In danish løbeafdelingen. This is the stable where the mating takes
place. The boars and the gilt are also in this unit. The gilt come to this unit when they weigh
about 120 kg, to be stimulated by the boars, and then get into heat.
Mating and service unit
Gestation unit
In danish drægtighedsstalden. Pregnancy unit
This is the unit where the sows is stabled after being serviced or inseminated.
Gilts and first parity sows is also stabled here. The pregnant sows is stabled in this unit for
about 100 days.
Gestation unit
Farrowing unit
In danish farestalden. This is the unit where the farrowing takes
place. The sow must in the farrowing unit for 4
weeks, with her piglets. (danish law)
Farrowing unit
Weaner unit
In danish klimastalden/ smågrisestalden. This is the unit where where the weaners is
stabled, after they have been weaned from the sow.
The weaners will be in this unit for 8 weeks.
Weaner unit
Young pig and finishing unit.
In danish slagtesvinestalden. This is the unit where the finishing pigs is
stabled. 30 -100 kg
Young and finishing unit
Others units
Gilt unit = poltestald Hospital = sygestald Quarantine unit = karantænestald
The unit where you keep bought animals for 8 weeks, to minimize the risk of infection.
Study hour
Read chapter no. 1 Groups of two-three persons. Write down all word you do not understand
(make your own dictionary from english to your local language).
Make questions to the discussing-hour.
After the coffee break
Chapter 4 and 5 2 assignments for next Friday