What are the precautions for pig feed formulation?
When raising pigs, the formulation of pig feed is very important. Many people, in order to improve the growth capacity of pigs and make them gain weight quickly, mainly use concentrated feed. Although concentrated feed is effective, it is expensive and will affect the pigs' requirements for feed. Therefore, we must mix pig feed well to ensure that pigs eat well while also reducing costs. So what precautions are there when formulating pig feed? Let's take a look below!
1. Comprehensive nutrition
When raising pigs, the quality and nutrition of pig feed directly affect the growth of pigs, so when breeding, everyone must pay attention to observing the pigs' eating conditions more. Commonly used feeds in pig raising include green feed, concentrated feed, roughage, etc. When feeding, we must reasonably match them according to the pigs' growth conditions and eating conditions, ensure that the feed is nutritious enough, and meet the pigs' nutritional needs for growth. Only by ensuring comprehensive nutrition and suitability for the pigs' eating can we ensure normal growth of pigs and expand breeding benefits.
2. Feeding amount
The daily feeding amount of feed is also closely related to the growth of pigs. When feeding feed, we can use the dry matter of the feed to measure the volume of the feed. Under normal circumstances, for every 100 kg of weight gain, a pig needs to eat about 3-4 kg of feed dry matter. Then we should reasonably adjust the daily feeding ratio of green feed, concentrated feed, and roughage according to the actual situation, usually at a ratio of 5:2:3. However, it cannot remain unchanged, and it still needs to be reasonably adjusted according to the various growth conditions of the pigs.
3. Feed palatability
When feeding feed, we should also pay attention to ensuring the palatability of the feed. If the feed has high protein content and low crude fiber, it represents high-quality feed. On the contrary, if crude protein is low and fiber is high, pigs are not easy to digest it, the palatability is poor, and it will seriously affect the growth of pigs. Therefore, during the breeding process, we must pay more attention, try to provide more green feed, and reduce the feeding of roughage. Moreover, the roughage fed together with green feed must be of good quality, so that the pigs' nutrient absorption can be ensured from all aspects and growth can be promoted.
4. Different growth stages
When raising pigs, a single feed should not be fed for a long time. We should reasonably adjust it according to the pigs' different growth stages and directions. For example, for breeding boars, fattening pigs, and piglets, when feeding feed, concentrated feed should be the main feed, and concentrated feed accounts for about half of the daily ration. Then for some breeding sows and replacement sows, green feed should be the main feed, and the feeding amount should also account for about half of the daily ration. Reasonably adjusting the type and proportion of feed according to growth is the key to ensuring healthy growth and reproduction of pigs.
The above is a brief introduction to the precautions for formulating pig feed. The formulation of pig feed is very important, and it must be reasonably adjusted according to the actual situation. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!