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Feeding Pigs Extra at Night Makes Them Gain Weight Faster

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In the hot summer weather, feeding pigs at night makes them gain weight faster than feeding them during the day. This is because the cooler night weather and fewer outside disturbances help pigs eat more, sleep more, and reduce their daytime activity. To increase feeding at night, keep the following points in mind: feeding times can generally be 19:00, 23:00, and 4:00 in the early morning, for 3 feedings; during the day, give each pig 0.5% lightly salted water once at 10:00 a.m. and once at 2:00 p.m. Feed formula: wheat flour 20%, corn flour 20%, wheat bran 26%, cottonseed cake 30%, fish

In the hot summer weather, feeding pigs at night makes them gain weight faster than feeding them during the day. This is because the cooler night weather and fewer outside disturbances help pigs eat more, sleep more, and reduce their daytime activity. To increase feeding at night, keep the following points in mind:

Feeding times can generally be 19:00, 23:00, and 4:00 in the early morning, for 3 feedings; during the day, give each pig 0.5% lightly salted water once at 10:00 a.m. and once at 2:00 p.m.

Feed formula: wheat flour 20%, corn flour 20%, wheat bran 26%, cottonseed cake 30%, fish meal 1%, shell powder 2.7%, ferrous sulfate 0.3%; the feed is best soaked for several hours before feeding.

Feeding amount: for pigs weighing under 35 kg, feed 2 kg per day (not including green fodder) and give 10 kg of lightly salted clean water; at 35-60 kg body weight, feed 2.75 kg per day and give 15 kg of lightly salted water; for pigs weighing over 60 kg, feed 3.5 kg per day and give 17-20 kg of lightly salted water. With this feeding method, by the time they reach 90 kg body weight, they can gain 0.75 kg per day.

In addition, when feeding pigs in summer, take care to prevent mosquito and insect bites, and regularly feed an appropriate amount of livestock oxytetracycline, and clean the pig pens and rinse the feeding utensils every early morning.

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