Pig house design ideas and requirements
1. The basic concept of pig house design
Scientific natural pig rearing method pig house is to make the best possible use of natural resources, such as sunlight, air, airflow, wind direction and other free natural elements, as little as possible, such as water, electricity, coal and other modern energy or non-renewable resources; as much as possible to use the biological and physical transformation, as little as possible, the use of chemical transformation.
2. The basic principle of pig house design
First, “zero” mixed group principle. Do not allow different sources of pigs to mix, which needs to consider the preparation of isolation house.
The second is the principle of optimal stocking. Always maintain the utilization of pens, which requires the determination of a balanced production system.
Third is the principle of grouping pigs according to their age. Pigs of different stages should not be together, which is the basis of the all-in, all-out system.
How much area is needed for pig house
1. Weaned piglets: weight in 4~11kg, each head needs 0.37 square meters, weight in 11--18kg, each head needs 0.56 square meters, each pig pen can be designed and built according to the raising of 10--30 heads.
2. Growing and fattening pigs: weight in 18-45kg, each head needs an area of 0.7 square meters; weight in 45-68kg, each head needs an area of 0.93 square meters; weight in 68-100kg, each head needs an area of 1.12 square meters; each pen can be designed and constructed according to the raising of 10-30 heads: you raise 10 heads, the area of the circle should be 11.2 square meters. If the width is 2.8 meters, the length is 4 meters.
3. Reserve sows: weighing 113-116kg, each head needs an area of 1.4 square meters, and each pen can be designed according to raising 4-12 heads.
4. Empty sows: 1.67 square meters per head.
5. Newborn sows: 1.58 square meters per head.
6. Fertile sows: 1.67 square meters per head. Sows are kept in separate pens, each pen is 2.1m long and 0.6m wide.
7. Boars: one pen per head, pen length 3m, width 2.4m.
