Paes 401:2001 Agricultural structures – housing for swine production house and finally to a growing-finishing unit where

Boar Refers to a male breeding swine which is at least 8 months

they stay until they are ready for slaughter.
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Creep area Place for piglets inside the farrowing pen Four-unit The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house
culling rate rate of removing undesirable or unproductive animals system until weaning. After weaning, piglets are moved to a
within the herd nursery house, then to a growing house and finally to
dry sows unbred sows which have just been weaned; non- a finishing house until they are ready for slaughter.
pregnant sows Minimum recommended space requirement for swine
farrowing act of giving birth in swine Age and size of animal Space requirements
per animal
farrowing pen area in which a sow is confined during farrowing and m2/animal
lactation periods, but in which the sow can turn Groups of growing swine
around Up to 10 kg 0.11
farrowing stall device in which a sow is confined during farrowing 11 - 20 kg 0.20
farrowing crate
and lactation periods and which prevents sow from 21 - 40 kg 0.35
turning around 41 - 60 kg 0.50
fattener swine raised for meat production usually starts at 15 61 - 80 kg 0.70
kg 81 - 100 kg 0.85
Finisher swine which are 66 kg and up Gilts up to mating 1.00
gilt female swine that has not farrowed Adult pigs in groups 2.50
grower swine from 40 to 65 kg Gestating sows 1.20
litter piglets born in one farrowing Boar pens 7.50
litter index average number of farrowings of one sow per year Lactating sows and litters
farrowing index
occupancy number of days an animal stays in a pen Individual pens 7.40

sow any breeding female pig that has farrowed Multi-suckling groups 5.60
weaner piglet that has been recently separated from its Dry sows 1.80
weanling Roof  Made of corrugated G.I. sheets and other
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east-west The building shall be constructed in an _____and the durable roofing materials. At least one-meter
orientation structure for marketable animals shall be located near roof overhang shall be provided to ensure
the service road. shade and to protect the swine from rain.
One-unit the sows are removed when the piglets reach weaning  Equipped with gutters so that rainwater can
system age. The pigs remain in the same building from be drained away separately.
farrowing until they reach the desired weight for  Types of roof for swine housing are semi-
slaughtering. monitor, semi-shed, monitor, double span and
Two-unit The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house shed
system until the piglets are weaned. The weanlings are 2.4 m Ceiling height shall be at least
transferred to a growing-finishing house. 1m Building sidewalls shall have a minimum height
Three-unit The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house 2% - 4 % Floor shall be skid-resistant with _____slope towards
system until weaning. The weanlings are moved to a nursery a gutter or drainage canal.
Slotted floors made of concrete, plastic, metals or combination of housing half of the front and the back of the house are open
such materials. It shall be constructed to allow enclosed house wherein inside conditions are maintained as
manure and urine to pass through housing near as possible to the bird’s optimum requirements
with the use of mechanical ventilation and artificial
lighting
Note: east-west orientation
Roofing Made of corrugated G.I sheets, overhang at least 1m.
Equipped with gutters.
ceiling 2.4m high
walls made of suitable materials such as chicken wire or
bamboo slats
door Entrance: 900mm wide by 2m high, and swing inward.
Covered with 25mm mesh wire netting.
Concrete slats shall be used preferably for swine over 30 kg Slotted floor Width slat: 25mm – 50 mm, space between slats: 25mm –
38mm. top of slats: plastic/fish net (25mm holes)
For swine under 20 kg, flattened expanded metal (20 mm, 9 –11 gauge) If welded wire, 625 squared mm mesh for every 300mm
shall be used. Supporting joists shall be spaced at 300 mm Elevated at least 900mm form ground and posts: diameter of
10 mm – 14 Weaners should be either penned in a ground pen or at least 200 mm.
mm in an elevated nursery cages. These cages shall be Litter-type Litter material shall be at least 50 mm - 100 mm deep
provided with slatted floor with slot space clearance floor over the cemented floor. Around the cemented floor,
of there should be solid wall with a height of 600 mm to
160 mm – 210 Pen partitions should be either solid or slotted. The retain the litter
mm slot shall be within the range of 10m – 12m Width of the pen
35w watt/ During the first 48 hours
27oC - 35oC Heaters shall be installed in creep areas to provide squared m
newborn pigs its required temperature of until they 10 watt/squared After first 48 hours
______ 3 days old m
Nozzles should be placed approximately 1.8 m above the floor
and pointing straight down to obtain the best pattern
and cover the width of the pen.

PAES 402:2001 Agricultural Structures – Housing for Broiler

Production
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 long and narrow type of houses wherein at least one-