The Kiernan Milling Sow range is fortified with vitamins and essential minerals to maximise performance, welfare and fertility.
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P044 SUPER DRY SOW 0.7 Lysine 5.5% Fibre
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| Cereal based Dry Sow diet fortified with minerals and vitamins to encourage embryo development and maximise numbers born. |
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P045 LOOSE SOW 0.7 Lysine 8 % Fibre
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| High fibre Dry Sow diet designed to be fed to loose sows, encouraging sows to feel more satisfied, minimising aggression. |
Better sow condition, improved sow longevity, higher milk production and more pigs that are heavier and healthier at weaning are the goals of the Kiernan Milling sow program.
* Diets are suited to being fed wet or dry, and are supplied in meal, expanded meal or pellet form
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FEEDING – Dry Sow Curve
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Mj DE / Day
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Approx. Kgs/Day
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| Weaning Service |
50+ |
3.85 + (ad lib) |
| Service 1. |
26 |
2 |
| 3. |
26 |
2 |
| 4. |
30 |
2.3 |
| 6. |
34 |
2.6 Restoring Condition/Fertilitity |
| 28. |
34 |
2.6 Restoring Condition/Fertilitity |
| 29. |
28 |
2. 3 Mammory Gland Development |
| 75. |
28 |
2. 3 Mammory Gland Development |
| 80. |
34 |
2.6 Birth Weight |
| 110. |
34 |
2.6 Birth Weight |
| 111. |
32 |
2.46 |
| Farrowing 115. |
26 |
2 |
* To be used as a guide only – individual unit requirements vary
- Aim to restore body condition early in gestation
- Loose sows may require up to 10 % extra feed
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**Temperature Dry Sows 19/20C
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| (Largely dependent on housing quality & type) 20°C for first 3 weeks post weaning |
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**Lighting
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| Requirement 12-16 hrs/day |
- To maintain a viable pregnancy requires constant daylight lenght
- As a guide 14hrs is recommended
** Ref: Michael R. Muirhead |
