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

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

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

4. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Avg Animal
Top 10%
(Show animals)

5. 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

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

7. MEDICATIONS T100 Tylosin sulfate (Tylan) @ 100 g/ton
L g/ton
CTC/DEN Chlortetracycline & Denagard
CDX Mecadox (Carbadox)

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

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

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

11. HIGH OCTANE PRODUCTS
Champion Drive
Power Fuel
Paylean Premix

12. DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

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

14. 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

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

16. EXTREME MUSCLE
Showpig 16
Special Effect
H O Power Fuel
Powerfill

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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)

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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
3 ¾

26. BREEDING GILTS
Body
Muscle
Cover

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

28. 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

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

30. NEW PIG STARTER PROGRAM
August 2009

31. Unleash Genetic Investment
PRELUDE
Unleash Genetic Investment

32. 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

33. 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)

34. 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

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

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