PAES 400 SERIES

Boar

male breeding swine which is at least 8 months old

creep area

place for piglets inside the farrowing pen

culling rate

rate of removing undesirable or unproductive animals within the herd

dry sows

unbred sows which have just been weaned; non-pregnant sows

farrowing

act of giving birth in swine

farrowing pen

area in which a sow is confined during farrowing and lactation periods, but in which the sow can turn around

farrowing stall

farrowing crate device in which a sow is confined during farrowing and lactation periods and which prevents sow from turning around

fattener

swine raised for meat production usually starts at 15 kg

finisher

swine which are 66 kg and up

gilt

female swine that has not farrowed

grower

swine from 40 to 65 kg

litter

piglets born in one farrowing

litter index

farrowing index average number of farrowings of one sow per year

occupancy

number of days an animal stays in a pen

sow

any breeding female pig that has farrowed

Weaner

weanling piglet that has been recently separated from its mother

East-west

The building shall be constructed in an _______ orientation and the structure for marketable animals shall be located near the service road.

well-drained and free air circulation

The site shall be _____and allows for _______.

One-unit system

The sows are removed when the piglets reach weaning age. The pigs remain in the same building from farrowing until they reach the desired weight for slaughtering.

Two-unit system

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until the piglets are weaned. The weanlings are transferred to a growing-finishing house.

Three-unit system

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until weaning. The weanlings are moved to a nursery house and finally to a growing-finishing unit where they stay until they are ready for slaughter.

Four-unit system

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until weaning. After weaning, piglets are moved to a nursery house, then to a growing house and finally to a finishing house until they are ready for slaughter.

1.8

Dry sows Space requirements per animal

7.40 & 5.60

Lactating sows and litters:

Individual pens -

Multi-suckling groups -

Space requirements per animal

7.50

Boar pens Space requirements per animal

1.20

Gestating sows Space requirements per animal

2.50

Adult pigs in groups Space requirements per animal

1

Gilts up to mating Space requirements per animal

Roof

Roofing material should be made of corrugated G.I. sheets and other durable roofing materials.

At least 1 meter

Roofing material should be made of corrugated G.I. sheets and other durable roofing materials. At least ?

Ceiling

Ceiling height shall be at least 2.4 m high.

Walls

Building sidewalls shall have a minimum height of 1 m and shall be made of durable materials.

Solid floors

Floor shall be skid-resistant with 2% - 4 % slope towards a gutter or drainage canal

Slotted floors

should be made of concrete, plastic, metals or combination of such materials

30kg

Concrete slats shall be used preferably for swine over____

10 mm - 14 mm (PENS FOR WEANERS/NURSERY)

Weaners should be either penned in a ground pen or in an elevated nursery cages. These cages shall be provided with slatted floor with slot space clearance of ____?

25 growers (GROWING PEN)

Separate pens for growers should be provided. The size of each pen shall be designed to hold not more than ____?

25 Finishers (FINISHING PEN)

Separate pens for finishers should be provided. The size of each pen shall be designed to hold not more than ___?

0.66m X 1.8m (GESTATING PEN)

Sows should be either housed individually (box/stall) or by group. For individual pen, the dimension should be____?

160 mm - 210 mm (PEN PARTITION)

Pen partitions should be either solid or slotted. The slot shall be within the range of _________?

600mm wide & 750mm height (PEN GATE)

The dimension of the gate shall be ______wide and 0.9 m - 1m high. For weanling, a height of _______hall be used.

1.5 m & 1 m

Primary and secondary walkways shall have a minimum width of ____ and ____ respectively.

27-35 degree celcius & 3 days old

Heaters shall be installed in creep areas to provide newborn pigs its required temperature of _______ until they are _____ old.

762mm & 152mm

Heat lamps shall be placed ______above the floor or _____above the sow.

300mm & 250mm

The feeding trough width shall be at least _____and the depth shall be ______.

10 pigs & 12-15pigs

For nursery, 1 nipple/____ and 1 nipple/_____ growing-finishing pigs should be installed.

20 weaners, 12 gilts & 10 sows

For automatic watering cups or bowls, 1 cup/______, 1cup/_____, and 1 cup/______, shall be provided.

200 lux (lumen/m^2)

Recommended lighting intensity for swine housing for Inspection areas

Double span

what is this a type of housing design

brooder guard

materials that are placed around the brooder stoves to prevent the chicks from straying too far away from the heat supply until they learn the source of heat

brooding

process of supplying heat to the chicks after hatching up to the time that their natural heat regulatory mechanisms becomes fully functional

litter

material used as bedding for animals

open-sided housing

long and narrow type of houses wherein at least one-half of the front and the back of the house are open

enclosed housing

house wherein inside conditions are maintained as near as possible to the bird's optimum requirements with the use of mechanical ventilation and artificial lighting

6.25 m^2/100 birds

4 weeks & below (Floor space requirements for broiler)

12.50 m^2/100 birds

above 4 weeks old (Floor space requirements for broiler)

2.4 m

ceiling height shall be at least _____ high

900mm x 2 m & 25mm

Entrance doors shall be at least _____ wide by ____high and shall be made to swing inward. It shall be covered with ______ mesh wire netting

25-50mm & 25-38mm

The width of the slat shall be __________ and the space in between slats shall be ________

900mm & 200mm

The floor shall be elevated at least ______from the ground and the posts should have a diameter of at least _______

50-100mm & 600mm

Litter material shall be at least _________deep over the cemented floor. Around the cemented floor, there should be solid wall with a height of _______ to retain the litter.

10-12m (Brooding area)

Width of the pen shall be about _______

23 hrs , 35 watt/m^2 , 3.5 watts, 0.37m^2,

During the first 48 hours, chicks shall receive a total of ______ of light at _______of illumination. This amount should be supplied by approximately ______ of light bulb for each _______ of floor space when the bulb is approximately 2.4 m above the floor and under a good clean reflector.

10 watts/m^2, 1 watt & 0.40 m^2

After the first 48 hours, the intensity of light shall be reduced. At floor level it should be about ______. Provide approximately _____of bulb, at 2.4 m above the floor, and under a good and clean reflector for every _____ of floor space.

32 - 35 degree celcius

1 - 7 days (age of chick) Recommended brooding temperature

29-32 degree celcius

8-14 days (age of chick) - Recommended brooding temperature

27-29 degree celcius

14-21 days (age of chick) - Recommended brooding temperature

10 mm -20mm

Each feeding trough should have a guard or lip about ______ to prevent the feed from being scratched out or beaked out onto the floor

"4 m/100 birds" & "4 pcs/100 birds"

4 weeks and below "LINEAR" & "ROUND" (Feeder length requirement)

"7.5m/100 birds" & "5 pcs/100 birds"

Above 4 weeks old "LINEAR" & "ROUND" (Feeder length requirement)

1 m

Aisles and walkways between doors walls shall be at least_____ wide.

2.5 m/100 birds" & "1 pcs/100 birds"

4 weeks and below "LINEAR" & "ROUND" (Waterer length requirement)

"4 m/100 birds" & "1 pc/100 birds"

Above 4 weeks old "LINEAR" & "ROUND" (Waterer length requirement)

200 lux

Artificial lighting with an intensity of _____(refer to Annex B) shall always be available for use during the night or darkened periods of the da

litter type

type of flooring utilizing the most commonly available materials such as rice hull and rice straw and wood shavings over the cemented floor

slotted type

type of flooring with openings to facilitate cleaning of the droppings

slot-litter type

combination of slotted and litter type flooring wherein slats cover 60% of the total floor area and 40% is covered with litter.

community nest

large nesting boxes for 3 - 6 layers

14 m²/100 birds
6 m²/100 birds
7 m²/100 birds

Growing (7 – 22 weeks) Space requirements of
Litter floor -
Slotted floor -
Slot-litter floor -

17 m²/100 birds
9 m²/100 birds
14 m²/100 birds

laying (Beyond 22 weeks) Space requirements of
Litter floor -
Slotted floor -
Slot-litter floor -

5 m²/100 birds

The minimum space requirement for birds in cages shall be ______ birds.

60 mm

The distance spacing between the wires in front of the cage shall be_____to allow feeding.

12 gauge , 21%-25%

Floor shall be made of _____ wire and should have a slope of ______.

25 mm – 40mm x 60 mm.

The dimension of the slot should be _______

Individual Nest

type of nest

Communal Nest

type of nest

5 to 6

There shall be one nest for each ___to ___layer (Individual nests)

20-25

One nest box should be provided for _____layers.

800 mm , 2.4 m

Where carts are used for feeding and egg gathering, provide a clear passage of _____ between cage rows and to the longitudinal walls.At the end walls, _____clear passage shall be provided.

65mm/bird

The recommended space requirement for feeder shall be _____

10mm-20mm

Each feeding trough should have a guard or lip about _______ to prevent the feed from being scratched out or beaked out onto the floor.

20mm/bird

The recommended space requirement for waterers shall be_______

3m

Waterers shall be spaced uniformly throughout the house; no bird shall have to go over ____ to get water.

Stair Step Sawtooth Roof (J)

Types of Cage Arrangement (J)

Triple Deck Offset (L)

Types of Cage Arrangement (L)

Stair Step Open-Sided (M)

Types of Cage Arrangement (M)

Triple Deck Stair Step (K)

Types of Cage Arrangement (K)

Flat Deck Automatic Egg Pickup (D)

Types of Cage Arrangement (D)

buck

mature male goat

doe

mature female goat that has kidded