Dr. Kevin Burgoon Nutritionist FEEDING PIGS FOR SHOW Dr. Kevin Burgoon Nutritionist

FEEDING PIGS FOR SHOW Nutritional requirements A Plan Products Difficult situations New Pig Starter Program

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Factors affecting nutrient requirements Gender (sex of animal) Stage of growth Performance (growth vs visual) Lean growth potential Environment Health Status

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Avg Animal Top 10% (Show animals)

HAVE A PLAN 6 to 6.5 months Do your homework Relationship with breeder Genetic potential (growth, muscle, cover) What physically needs to be done in the pig More muscle Softening muscle

HAVE A PLAN Paylean Leave time for extra growth Extra cover prior to feeding Feed extra energy Soundness

MEDICATIONS T100 Tylosin sulfate (Tylan) @ 100 g/ton L200 Lincomycin @ 200 g/ton CTC/DEN Chlortetracycline & Denagard CDX Mecadox (Carbadox)

HSC SHOWPIG PRODUCTS Showpig Grower Showpig Finisher Growing, developing 50 to 150 lbs Showpig Finisher Growing, developing, softening 100 to show

HSC SHOWPIG PRODUCTS Showpig 16 Special Effect Finishing, softening, building body 125 to show Special Effect Help with rib shape Gilts or barrows

HSC SHOWPIG PRODUCTS Powerfill Complete feed Can be used as a topdress Holding Slowing Adding rib shape Adding dimension

HIGH OCTANE PRODUCTS Champion Drive Power Fuel Paylean Premix

DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

POOR APPETITE WHY? Immune challenge Genetics Ultra lean Light birth weight

POOR APPETITE Try to stimulate appetite Concentrate nutrients Flavors Shell corn LOL Ultra Fresh Lamb Milk Replacer Concentrate nutrients H O Champion Drive H O Power Fuel

POOR PERFORMANCE Water Feed enough feed Feed separately Deworm regularly Immune challenge

EXTREME MUSCLE Showpig 16 Special Effect H O Power Fuel Powerfill

EXTREME MUSCLE Round, excess or restrictive muscle Lower crude protein (lysine %) Daily requirement – lysine & other AA Lower lysine % below requirement Pig breaks down muscle to obtain AAs “loses” muscle and lessens restriction

NEED MUSCLE Paylean H O Champion Drive Topdress 9 grams/ton H O Paylean Premix – 2 ounces per day 21 days H O Champion Drive Topdress 1 to 2 lbs per day With regular showpig feed At least 30 days…longer is better

ULCERS Prevention – key Treatment 4 to 8 ounces per day oat groats Feed deprivation Water Treatment Cherry flavored Mylanta or Maalox 6 to 7 cc (mls) per 100 lbs daily Oat groats (increase particle size)

NEED WEIGHT GAIN Very young Immune challenge early Paylean® Increases muscle Decreases bodyfat Increases growth Growth response peaks by day 14 Pulse Paylean 14 days

MANAGING WEIGHT GAIN Pig weighs 200 lb Maximum weight is 270 lb 60 days Can gain 70 lbs Remember you have about 6-7 lb weight loss due to hauling (actually have 76 lb)

MANAGING WEIGHT GAIN Most important: DON’T PANIC Divide into 3 intervals 1st 20 days – slowing 2nd 20 days – increasing cover 3rd 20 days – increasing muscle

MANAGING WEIGHT GAIN INTERVAL 1 – SLOWING Powerfill 3 lbs / day (1 lbs/day gain) INTERVAL 2 – ADDING COVER Powerfill 2 ½ lbs / day HO Power Fuel 1 lbs / day

MANAGING WEIGHT GAIN INTERVAL 3 – ADDING MUSCLE Powerfill™ 1 ¾ lbs / day High Octane Power Fuel – 1 ½ lbs / day High Octane Champion Drive – 1 lbs / day High Octane Showpig Paylean Premix 2 ounces / day Beet pulp if needed

POWERFILL RULES OF THUMB Desired ADG (lbs) Powerfill lbs/day Champ Drive lbs/day Power Fuel lbs/day Beet Pulp lbs/day Paylean Premix oz/day Total Feed lbs/day 1.5 2 1 4 1.0 3 0.75 0.5 3 ½ 0.50 3 ¼ Adding cover & muscle 1 ¾ 4 ¼ ½ 3 ¾

BREEDING GILTS Body Muscle Cover

BREEDING GILTS Showpig Grower 50 – 75 lbs Showpig Finisher 75 – 150 lbs Showpig 16 150 – 250 lbs 16 + Powerfill 250 – show High Octane Champion Drive – top shape High Octane Power Fuel – more condition

BREEDING GILTS Showpig Grower 50 – 75 lbs Showpig Finisher 75 – 150 lbs Special Effect 150 – show High Octane Champion Drive – top shape High Octane Power Fuel – more condition

BREEDING GILTS (Heavily muscled) Showpig Finisher 50 – 75 Special Effect 7 days Showpig 16 7 days High Octane Champion Drive – top shape High Octane Power Fuel – more condition

NEW PIG STARTER PROGRAM August 2009

Unleash Genetic Investment PRELUDE Unleash Genetic Investment

PRELUDE Phase 1 Pre-Starter / Starter Very palatable Very complex Nutrient dense Field trial feed intake – phenomenal Replaces First Wean One & Showpig Starter 14 to 30 lbs Can be fed to heavier wts and pigs remain soft

PRELUDE Phase 2 Starter Very palatable Field trial feed intakes – excellent Growth, physical appearance of pigs – excellent Replaces Showpig Starter & Prep 30 to 80 lbs Lincomycin & Safeguard (where possible)

PRELUDE TIMELINE Official launch – San Antonio Retail Expo First availability ~ July 20th Starter and Prep will be obsolete Aug. 1st First Wean One – still available this Fall FWO obsolete by January 1, 2010

SUMMARY Feeding showpigs entails “fitting” with nutrition HSC has the products to meet those needs New PRELUDE Pig Starter Program

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