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RECORD KEEPING IN SWINE

PRODUCTION
• Ear notching - Cutting of small pieces of skin out
of the edges of the ears.
• Identification system - An essential part of any
record-keeping system in animal production.
• Herd records - It summarizes records of
important aspects of herd production on weekly
or monthly basis.
• Reproduction record - It records the number of
pigs born alive and number born dead.
• Records - It helps compare the production or
growth of different animals.
Identification system
Identification system - An essential part of
any record-keeping system in animal
production.
• Most Common Identification System:
a. Notching - Cutting of small pieces of skin
out of the edges of the ears.
b. Tattooing
c. Ear Tagging
Records
• Records - It helps compare the
production or growth of different
animals.
1. Litter records
Birth Weight (1.5 kg is good)
Weaning weight (18kg is good)
Records
2. Dam Record
Number of piglets weaned per year (18 is
good)
3. Marketing
Age and weight
4. Conversion rate
 Pigs that gain more weight from given
amount of food.
 A satisfactory conversion ratio should be 1 kg
live weight gain for 3 to 5 kg of feed.
• Reproduction record - It records the
number of pigs born alive and
number born dead.
• Herd records - It summarizes records
of important aspects of herd
production on weekly or monthly
basis.
QUIZ
A. Identify what is referred to in the statement.

___________1. Cutting of small pieces of skin out of


the edges of the ears.
___________2. An essential part of any record-keeping
system in animal production.
___________3. It summarizes records of important
aspects of herd production on weekly or monthly
basis.
___________4. It records the number of pigs born
alive and number born dead.
___________5. It helps compare the production or
growth of different animals.
1. Calculate the amount of feed needed for 100
broilers at 38 days of maturity if the amount of
feed consumed is 3 kilos per bird.
A. 100 kls C. 300 kls.
B. B. 200 kls D. 400 kls.

2. What is the percent of mortality if 10 birds out of


the 100 broilers died due to severe heat?
C. 25 percent C. 2 percent
D. B. 100 percent D. 10 percent
3. You have an average of 1 square foot per bird
space requirement. You want to raise 250 heads
of broiler. How many square ft. are needed for
that number of heads?
A. 100 square feet C. 200 square feet
B. B. 150 square feet D. 250 square feet

4. The price of 1 kilo of chicken meat is 120 pesos.


How much is the cost of 1.5 kilos of chicken
meat?
C. 180 pesos C. 120 pesos
D. B. 150 pesos D. none of the above
5. You have an available 100 chicken meat at the
average of 1.2 kilos each. What is the total
number of kilos to be sold in the market?

A. 100 kilos C. 150 kilos


B. B. 120 kilos D. 125 kilos

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