1. Unit 6 Animal Housing and Equipment
Swine

2. Swine 1) Hogs should be kept in confinement
2) Gestation barn-barn where sows are kept while they are pregnant
3) Boars can be brought to that barn to breed the sows in small pens or the sows can be artificially bred
Swine

3. Gestation barn
4) The sows are kept in single crates so their feed is regulated
5) The floors are slotted to manure and feces pass through to a pit in the floor
Swine

4. 6) Farrowing barn-barn where sows give birth, the barn needs to be degrees in temperature at all times
7) The floors are also slotted
Swine

5. Farrowing barn/farrowing crates

6. Swine 8) Nursery barn-the barn where newly weaned pigs are moved to
9) This barn needs to be degrees and well ventilated
10) The floors are also slotted
Swine

7. Nursery barn with self feeders
Swine

8. 11) Finishing barn-this barn receives pigs from the nursery until they are finished
12) All floors in all of the barns are slotted to cut down on labor
Swine

9. Swine 3. Pen size: operation and personal preference.
a. The size of the pen varies according to the size of the
operation and personal preference.
b. They should be sturdy and well constructed so that the pigs do
not root under or lift up the fencing. The following table
offers some pen size suggestions:
========================================
Size of animal | Sq.ft | Height of pen
__________________|____________________|____________
lbs | | "
lbs. | | "
lbs. | | "
Sows | | "
Boars | | "
Swine

10. 13) Traditional housing-barns or pens that have sawdust or straw for bedding
14) These barns require intensive labor and manure removal
15) All buildings, areas or pens should be cleaned and disinfected after pigs are moved out and before new pigs are moved in
Swine

11. Other reasons to use confinement facilities is because it reduces:
land requirements
diseases
predators
protects from
weather
Swine

12. Equipment: Automatic feeding and watering more expensive
requires less labor
Hand watering and feeding
low cost
requires more labor
2. Self feeders:
a. Allow market hogs to consume feed at will.
b. Come in many sizes and the choice of size depends on the swine
Self Feeder
Nipple

13. Swine Equipment Farrowing enterprises require small equipment
Teeth clippers
castrating knives
ear notchers
Teeth Clippers: used for clipping needle teeth on pigs to prevent them from doing harm to others as they grow bigger
Swine

14. Castration knives: for removing testicle on baby pigs
Swine

15. Ear notching: used for identifying pigs
Swine ear notching

16. a. Snare - allows swine to be restrained for treatment.

17. b. Cane - helps to move swine from one location to another.

18. c. Boards and panels - help to move hogs.
Swine