Introduction to Swine Wean-to-Finish Facilities

Purdue University AS-543-W

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to Swine Wean-to-Finish Facilities
  2. What is it?
  3. Why Developed?
  4. Advantages to WF system
  5. Less Movement (Conventional System)
  6. Less Movement (Wean-to-Finish System)
  7. Less Movement (Double-stocking System)
  8. Labor
  9. Pig Flow
  10. Death Loss
  11. Potential Increase in Performance
  12. Management Flexibility
  13. Disadvantages to WF system
  14. $ Cost $
  15. Management Skills
  16. Filling
  17. Fewer Turns
  18. Tooling Facilities
  19. Equipment
  20. Ventilation
  21. Nutritional Management
  22. What Have You Learned? (Five questions to test you)