The tool addresses the problem of the feed rationing for pigs with restricted diet in growing phase.
Solution
Silage techniques allow the preservation and transportation of industrial by-products for animal feeding purposes. Silage is a high fibre feed and helps prepare animals digestive system for the switch to montanera feeding.
Description
This video explains how to use silage of the brewery industry by-products for feeding Iberian growing pigs. The traditional Iberian pig production is based on fattening with a natural diet of acorns and grass in the dehesa agroforestry system during autumn and winter.
To obtain a good performance (approx. 1 kg of daily weight gain), pigs older than 1 year need to start their fattening with strong compensatory growth. This compensatory growth will be proportional to the feed restriction in the growth phase.
Silage is an alternative bulky feed to manage feed rationing in pigs. It helps to avoid the stress-related problems during the restricted feeding period (approx. 100 g of daily weight gain), especially in summer, when there is no fresh grass in the pastures of the dehesa.
The tool is addressed to the manufacturers of feed and feedstuffs for pigs, as well as for farmers and farm advisors. It can be used both in organic and conventional farming. The tool can be applied to pig farms with regional access to appropriate by-products and other fibre sources.
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