{Tool} Relevance of roughage feeding to pigs (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Früh, Barbara. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract, no. 021. (2019)
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Summary in the original language of the document
• With combined feeding, the energy requirement of pregnant sows can be reduced by up to 50 % in the first stage of gestation and up to 20 % in the last stage of gestation by providing energyrich roughage products like grass or corn silage (Picture 2).
• For pregnant sows, the daily feed intake capacity for clover grass and maize silage is 2-4 kg fresh matter.
• In addition to clover grass silage (with a high protein value), a cereal and minerals mixture without proteinrich feed components should be used.
• In addition to maize silage, a very protein-rich concentrate is needed. The daily intake of 3.5 kg maize si-lage per sow can compensate for a concentrated feed quantity of up to 1 kg per day compared with pure concentrated feed.
• In addition to grass silage, 85 % of complete feed requirement for pregnant sows could be provide.
• Feeding silage to suckling piglets and weaned piglets prevents diarrhoea.
Summary translation
• Avec une alimentation combinée, les apports énergétiques des truies gestantes via l’aliment complet peuvent être réduits jusqu'à 50 % au premier stade de la gestation et jusqu'à 20 % les 3 dernières semaines en distribuant des fourrages riches en énergie comme l'herbe ou l'ensilage de maïs (photo 2).
• Pour les truies gestantes, la capacité d’ingestion quotidienne pour l'ensilage de graminées, de trèfle et de maïs est de 2 à 4 kg bruts.
• En complément d’un ensilage de trèfle, à haute valeur protéique, il est possible d'utiliser un mélange de céréales et minéraux sans composante riches en protéines.
• En complément de l'ensilage de maïs, un concentré très riche en protéines est nécessaire. L'apport quoti-dien de 3,5 kg de maïs ensilage par truie peut compenser jusqu’à 1kg d’aliment classique (dans le cadre d’une conduite sans fourrages).
• La distribution d’ensilage d’herbe permet de réduire à 85% la quantité d’aliment à distribuer à des truies gestantes.
• La distribution d’ensilage aux porcelets (avant et après sevrage) permet de limiter les risques de diarrhée.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| What problem does the tool address?: | A species-appropriate pig diet consists of different feed components with different structures. However, such a diet is technically, and in terms of ration planning, more complex to produce than a feed that is always of the same structure. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Integrate roughage feeding into ration plans and use the farm's potential for feed production. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | roughage, pigs, feeding, ration planning, animal health, animal welfare, animal husbandry, silage |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English roughage http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6670 English swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English feeding http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838 English rations http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6461 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English silage http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7060 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed > OK-Net Ecofeed Tools Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal breeding Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Pigs European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 773911 |
| Related Links: | https://orgprints.org/36930/, https://www.fibl.org, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/36930, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/photos/a.341364110046066/564010074448134, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1206944407536250889 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 36930 |
| Deposited On: | 16 Dec 2019 12:04 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 10:32 |
| Document Language: | English, French/Francais |
| Status: | Published |
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