ROS_PENS-ESTIMATION
ROS_PENS-ESTIMATION
Magalang, Pampanga
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Given:
No. of Sows = 15
Litter Index = 2
Occupancy Period = Acclimatization Period of Sow + Lactation Period + Cleaning and
Disinfection
= 7 + 28 + 3
= 38 days
No. of Sows/Pen = 1
Space Requirement/Animal = 1.60 m2/gestating sow
Solution:
Farrowing/Rearing Pens = (No.of Sows) (Litter Index) (Occupancy Period) (1.1)
365 days
= (15)(2)(38)(1.1)
365
Area and Dimension of each FRP (including the creep) = Length x (width + 1.00 m)
= 2.00 m x (0.80 + 1.0 m) = 3.60 m2
= 2.00 m x 1.80 m = 3.60 m2
Total Area (including the creep) = (Area of each pen) (No. of pen)
= 3.60 m2 x 4pens
= 14.40 m2
2. Nursery/Weaners’ Pen
Given:
No. of Sows = 15
Litter Index = 2
Weaned/Litter = 12
No. of Piglets/Pen = 12
Occupancy Period = Rearing Period + Cleaning and Disinfection
= 36 + 4
= 40 days
Space Requirement/Animal = 0.30 m2/piglets
Solution:
(No.of Sows) (Litter Index) (Weaned/Litter) (Occupancy Period) (1.1 )
Nursery/Weaners Pens =
(365 days) (No.of Piglets/Pen)
= (15)(2)(12)(40)(1.1)
(365) (12)
= 3.62 ≈ 4 pens
Solution:
Nursery/Weaners Pens =
[(No.of Sows) (Litter Index) (RearedLitter) − (Gilts and Boarsraised as replacement)]
= 10.20 m2 x 9
=91.80 m2
4. Dry and Pregnant Sows’ Pen
No. of Sows = 15
Given:
Litter Index = 2
Occupancy Period = 365 – (occupancy in FRP x Litter Index)
= 365 – (38 x 2)
= 289 days
Space Requirement/Animal = 2.20 m2/dry sow
Solution:
Dry and Pregnant Sows Pens = (No.of Sows) (Occupancy Period) (1.1)
365 days
= (15)(289)(1.1)
365
= 13.06 ≈ 14 pens
Solution:
Gilt Places = (No.of Sows) (Culling Rate) (Occupancy Period)(1.1)
(365 days) (Selection Rate)
= (15)(0.30)(63)(1.1)
(365)(0.30)
= 2.84 ≈ 3 gilts
Solution:
Boar Pens = No.of Sows
Sow to Boar Ratio
15
= (10 :1)
= 1.5 pens