Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
FEEDING PIGS AFTER WEAVING
Material Furnished by Department OF
Animal Husbnndry. Utah Agri.
cultural College

The critical time in the life of the
pig il just after weaving, especially
IL II has been weaned early In order
to breed the sow for a second litter
n, however they have learned to ca,
while still with their mother the joh
is much eas,er.
AS the stomach Of young pigs il ex'
ceptionally small for the size of the
animal. they must have q rotation
which 10 not too bulky. Sxm milk
may be fed abundantly. but should be
supplemented with other feeds. II
skim milk is cheap. possibly one pound
of grain should be fed with eight or
ten pounds OF skim milk. II skim
milk is scarce, the proportion may be
cut down to three or four pounds OF
milk TO one pound of grain.
Whether to feed the skim milk
warm or cold, sweet or sour, is mat.
ter OF convenience. Care should be
taken. however. to follow consistently
whichever OF these systems Is adopt.
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regular habits and resent sudden
changes in their feed. II change
must be made II should be done grad.
uany thus eliminating most OF the
dancer. A change from warm sweel
milk to cold sour milk can safely he
made by feeding the milk little
cooler each day and substituting lit.
tie sour milk for some OF the SWEET
until the pigs are on a full ration of
cold sour milk.
Buttermilk c0n replace skim milk
In pig ration and can be considered
of equal feeding value.
Whey from cheese factories is not
n very desirable feed for young PIGS
as nearly all of the muscle buildini;
material has been removed in the
cheese making process.
Neither OF these feeds shoult he
fed unless they are thoroughly storil.
lzed. as feeding infected milk from
tubercular cows soon spreads this
disease through the pigs. Where
cream has teen well pasteurized he-
fore being churned. the resulting but.
termilk can be fed without danger.
Semi-solid Buttermilk, CONNER
c.al product now on the market can
be fed as II comes from the barrels
in which It 10 shipped. though better
results might be expected IL mixed
with water and grain. The chief oh.
lection to this feed IL its high price.
but even Mt a rather high price II
may be used successfully in growing
purebred pigs or pigs that are being
rushed.
With neither skim milk or butter
milk available, a pretty satisfactory
ration for young pigs can be made
by mixing one part Of tanknge, a by
product OF the slaughter house which
contains about 60 per cent OF protein.
to seven TO ten parts OF shorts or
finely ground harley. This should he
soaked in water enough to make .
medium slop.
If IN alfalfa patch 10 available In.
to which the old SOW and her litter
can be turned many troubles are
avoided. Alfalfa can hardly he con.
sidersd as more than enough to main.
tain the weight Of pigs. 30 that for
growth some additional grain must he
allowed. Afternoon or evening Is pro.
baby the BEST time to feed the grain
IS the pigs will be hungry enough In
the morning to spend the day to goot
advantage eating the alfalfa.
As the old sow's milk flow decreas
es It may he desirable to shut Off her
grain supply. This may be done by
building in the corner OF the pasture
pig creep which will permit the lit
tie pigs getting to the grain hut will
keep out the SOW. The young pigs
will need IN allowance Of from one to
three pounds of grain for each 100
pounds live weight while on pasture
for most economical gains.