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1. 4 Proper Pig Nutrition Elements
to Pay Attention If You Plan to
Avoid Fatality
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Proper pig nutrition is essential to make sure that your pigs remain healthy.
Sick animals will not be suitable for butchering, since the quality of their
meat will be suspect. While you might think that you can create pig feed by
slopping table scraps and vegetables that have gone bad into a bucket, this
would result in unhealthy pigs that may not achieve their full growth
potential. So you need to invest in the right commercial feed that has the
proper mixture of nutrients.

2. To ensure optimum pig nutrition, make sure that the feed you buy contains
a lot of corn (for energy) and is low in cellulose (fiber) while having the
proper proportion of nutrients appropriate for their level of development.
You should feed your pigs no more than 6 pounds of food a day; otherwise
they will become too fat. Of course, you can supplement this with over-ripe
fruits and vegetables and other leftover food. But keep in mind that pigs
should not eat meat, so you should also provide protein supplements with
their feed.
There are three types of feed available that are given to pigs at various
stages of development to ensure proper pig nutrition. Starter feeds are
given to weaning piglets weighing 10-20 kg until they reach a weight of 30
to 35 kg (when they are around three months old). Grower feed is given to
mature pigs to ensure they reach the proper weight of around 60 kg.
Finisher feeds are then given to pigs to prepare them for market or
butchering; the feed is given until they reach a weight of 80 to 90 kg. When
you are readying a pig for market, make sure that any antibiotics included
in the feed are removed at least two weeks before. Also, allow a transition
period of one week when you are shifting from one type of feed to another
in order not to upset the pigs' normal feeding behavior.
Providing plenty of water is also essential for proper pig nutrition, since
they need plenty of water to stay healthy. Make sure that they have access
to clean and fresh drinking water that you should change daily.
Finally, when a pig is lactating, make sure to feed them as much as possible
to ensure full pig nutrition and prevent the sow from getting too skinny,
which would adversely affect the health of future liters. Make sure to feed
her balanced lactation ration, given twice a day to get them to eat large
amounts. Also treat the sow with her favorite tidbits and sweets every once
in a while.

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