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1 |
Deep dry straw bedding covering a
non-slip, insulated concrete floor |
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2 |
Good draught free ventilation.
The provision of a kenneled area should be available |
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3 |
Provide an individual feeder,
which is hand filled twice daily. There should never be a
lot of food in the feeders so that in-feed medication is
possible |
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4 |
Provide a bowl drinker which is
set at 30 cm (12 inch) above the ground for 20 kg pigs or more.
This drinker should be fed from a separate header tank to enable
easy medication if necessary |
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5 |
Easy entry and exit points which
do not necessitate lifting of the animal over steps |
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6 |
Pigs in this pen should be
examined a minimum of twice daily and the hospital pen records
should be completed |
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7 |
All hospital pen pigs should be
tagged and treated as individuals on entry |
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8 |
Pigs in the hospital pen may need the
company of a companion |
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9 |
Each hospital pen should be of
adequate size to hold up to ten pigs |
