Basic biological requirements for growing pigs - Canadian Example

Place a 1 in the top red box to determine the calculation method - either using the weight of the pig or the age of the pig

Next indicate the weight or age of the pig under question.

You can also select which type of flooring is being used, fully or partially slatted or even solid flooring.

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Assumptions:

Water Water intake is 1 litre per 10 kg              
Feed Feed intake is 4% of body weight              
Floor From the Animal Care Assessment 2006          
  Growth rate is = -0.6971*x­4+16.089*x­3-131.04*x­2+529.68*x-211.25 where x=(age in weeks-2)/2
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