Number of pigs per pen with equal space per pig (1975)

Authors

B A. Koch
G L. Allee
Robert H. Hines

Keywords

Swine day, 1975; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 505; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 283; Swine; Feed efficiency; Floor space

Abstract

Groups of 6, 12, or 24 pigs averaging 37 pounds each were assigned to pens where each pig had 3.85 square feet of floor space for a 4-week feeding period. Pigs in groups of 12 gained significantly slower and showed a much higher incidence of tail-biting than groups of 6 or 24. Feed efficiency was similar for all groups. In groups of 12 three pigs per feeder space gave the same results as six pigs per feeder space.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 13, 1975

Recommended Citation

Koch, B A.; Allee, G L.; and Hines, Robert H. (1975) "Number of pigs per pen with equal space per pig (1975)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.3517