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VARIABILITY IN THE FINISHING BARN
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production by admin on July 13, 2017
This presentation outlines a series of management practice to reduce variation in the finishing herd.
• Wean more than once per week
• Increasing growth rate
• Increase weaning weight
• Split sex housing
• Increased dietary energy content
• Cull out light weight pigs at nursery entry or exit
• Segregated parity production
• Improve market sorting procedures
• Develop alternative marketing strategies
VARIABILITV IN THE FINISHING BARN