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''- 4 t ' Farmer-Stockma- n -- — - as due to crushing suckling pig hisses Baby pigs don't get around readily and don't 'stand a chance underneath a heavy sow of saving pigs from being Importance crushed to death is highlighted by the next largest hazard pigs farrowed dead axhich ran 14 per cent of the total "They save pigs" said Prof Steffen installs which serve 20 sows at specting u S A C's farrowing barn So far this year no sows Which farrowed in the USAC stalls have crushed pigs Ile gave data showing that in conventional pens equipped with guard rails crushing accounted for 81 per cent of the pigs to stalls ere used the 1171IEN rate gent down Ito 38 per cent A purebred Dome sow with a litter of 12 crossbred pigs showed how the stall "works" Once inside the sow "stays put" She can't turn around but she can stand OA or stretch Out while the litter is suckling' farrowing d ' ' ? 1!'' ti I ' 7' ' ' i! )F —f ' "No- - 4:- ' - -l- 4 i ' -- r-- It - :t ek-- JP sr:-:- ' :4::: --- w - &4 4— li ''' 4 i f1 e' - isI i f j:: '- 4'""' ' af te' ! I IJ 4' 1 00 4 ' li fo'- l - '” 7:ft' - - 1 1 (1 l'i' ' ''' ''''' - I 1 ICI' - ' ' PARTITION panels also protect 250- THE infra-relamps used 24 hours a day litter gains needed warmth from the heat lamps which prevent chilling The lamps also keep the sow warm and keep her more comfortable and quiet "As the baby pigs get older an stronger you can cut down on the wattage save money" explained Prof Steffen You can obtain such lamps at any electric shop and the' have fairly long life "Use a porcelain socket" due to the heat created by 250 watts he advised flow do the sows like the stalls? Most take to them without difficulty said Steffen and soon quiet down lie recommended putting the sow in a day or two before farrowing She can be fed in the stall but once or twice a day should be taken out for exercise The baby pigs should remain in the crate "Keep them in until they're strong enough to keep out of the sow's way The average is four to five days" he said A wooden floor is best keeping the sow more comfortable Cement floors are chilly in cold weather making the sow restless producers interested In sending more sWINE to market will be interested in these They're not common in Utah for Instance and are adaptable to any type of housing- for hogs Your county agent has full information With these crates it's no longer necessary to "sit up" with the sows at night during farrowing season More baby pigs are saved lat than by having extra Jar rowing time (Editor's note: This is the first in a sprits of articles on Wine production with intormarion pro- sidcd exclushely 10 the Intermountain by Hyrum Steffen Associate Professor et Animal Utah State Agricultural (ollege) Husbandry tii i i : 1'4177f I"i y :: J side to side ket—and which cost the swine producer a total of 400 pounds of grain now a total loss— how did they 'die? One study showed that 44 per cent of I : Patti lion panels 12 inches above the floor hem in the sow and provide an "out of bounds" for the baby pigs The space behind the sow provides a place for the pigs to go from e by-lh- ''''''''' i 'f ilt- -- t cultural College A farrowing stall FaVeS many baby pigs which otherwise might be crushed sow Pig mortality is high he explained Of those four pigs which never go to mar- 44 1 4444444' I :' pigs born never reach the FOUR yit a half days workin with rough lumber will result farrowing stalls for the swine producer with an eye on a the strengthened hog market It's big factor if you want more pigs to go to market "Anyone can make farrowing crates or stalls" said Hyrum Steffen associate professor of animal husbandry Utah State Agri- f ' ti -- Tom Johnson by Tram Stuff Wrisee i - i'cl'4444Z--'00"-- 4' ' r Crusrra-Prrxv- of 10 4 :'4:J41:4 - 77 4 Suckiling Pigs out of FARME1I-STO- ' - - -- :: ' 44!: '!0''04- :4 ) 4 9Aa Jo le" - 4' 1I- 4 1 41i:1:0 ' iti ' 440u164 A il a" a ':' ' ' Prof Hyrum Steffen points to baby pig! ti—i i - r ''''' ” r : : ' - ! 1- I' - - id- T- - l'-- f T :: - I 1 :--- d s :r:) t i I--- :- 4 eF :::::01 141t ' — A ' ' 0 t 1 I SM i7t 1:::' ' ' ' - It ' '' I i 041ICS"" r '4- ' 4 1 i A4 -- ': el k I : 11i ' :'N'" - 4' ' 1V:!0104171 : 11 Nc'ft ': AV7P4714i1 ' ' b "it :t4 v011it:1 - t i s 4' trt -------- 0 lg - 2 2 ' l' r ' 1 ' 400014111'4' :' '7 4 11 ''' Ii" Ss4011114org- - imr:m4kulsiltr - labor-arourid- 'Seale model of farrowing stall Owas spa i ('the nee ° nd attlete in the Retire will prevention ol fautpula in baby pigs) (Ifni Four Ways to t 17 - 0 - 'i 0-- ' ' g' 000'''''°11'' - 'I ' - ' ''': 'I '' ' 14 ' " 4 ‘ - ' - '' Xi:7 ' 4'''''''' : - '' '7 ' '9 - '' - '''' f0 ' ' ' '' s ''''' '' f - tt it2 '''‘ 1- '' 7 - - " ' 74' - - k‘- : sr '''- '1 7 ' ''''''' '' r s - ' 7'1' v '' l t' lk '- ':"'''‘ -- - I' 'II ' '- '' - ' "' 'J' ' ' i' 444' I ): - titlippora00 ninils Without 4 1 J - ' ''I ' ''' 1 I' ' ''''''''' ' 16 ' ts '''''4" ' "I' ' '' - ' ' 411164411 I S ' 4 I '' "'' I '' ' if I ' ' ''' ' 4 ' t yie-- 14 f it 0' '7 z tdom t 1 i ty ''' :i e :i :L4-::- 1 c r )- :ti ''''' L Vi ' - '''- 0 ik ' t7 1 41411 11I" '''''AI'' ''' 4: : E k1 4 7 - IL' : "':-'- -'C' - 4 - tyrt i '' f '' 1 ri 1 ' ':' I'''' ' ' 'I' - - ' '' by 1 ' - Nt ' I ' : ' '' : ‘ 1:::t Reduce 10 tyi US AC c ''' - A ' 4' '" ' ' 4 0 ""1 i' ' '1--:' I:-- -- '1'"1'-- 1 - ' 1 ' '' -- '''''''''' ' 74 - e::4'4° ' ' :7 ":I 's v I ' 1' ' 0 '' z '4: ' ': ': : 1 ' "- 1 : '''" I i'' ' g 74''''''''‘::" t' :'''' '::- - "q " 4' ' - '' ii ' '' ''t t - 4' 7 '1'1 - ' -- '' ''' 4:' ''' '1 44 ' ''' : ' t - ' 4 - 1 4 ' - ''''' - :' : I''' i ' ' I '''' I ''''' 1 ' V 44 "- ' '' ' 1' i' : f 7 - '''''' '''i 4 46" sk '1' - ' ' ' ' I - x - ' '0e 4 " 441 0I''''°'''7-'- ''1''''' 7 —'7111471"19'77747111f:k II! 41i 7 - t' ' ' - -- N' ' ' ' " 1 ' ' r ' 1 '' 1 ' -- lk k r'' 'It k'It':'''''4i ' oTs""''lleTomordtAal"4 s414r4 - 'to‘ki71- - - 111- — Iiii - - r p to lk ) ' 1 v ' eot inlIVA - 4 '' A- 'e : 4110: ''''' - 3 ''' ' ' Iv S7 7' at r :::11:::-A- 7- '' 4 :'v-17- - ' 'S1" 4 AoloAo' '1471417mmtlecir't01114174044Prost-sitisolo mwaoe !::'ombotli '''''' 1 1 47:2'4401111C'IN 9 to:4 : study' showed44 'per cent in4ding pig to ssen doe to sow rotting over and crushing Owns 4 ' ' V 41 1I f tienth' rather simple measures mould soon tell of our surplus milk and butter more milk to calves on the farm 2 Cull the unprofitable cow on every d farm 3 Use our own products abundantly in homes 4 Market milk with slightly higher fat tent for (he family table Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's address in field house on the USAC campus recently five fundamentals on his 1954 farm program were sound practices to be worked out coo tively together One of these "our doniestic marl we can do something about First of all feeding more milk to calves on farm is sound when price'islowered and Our sur Is high Calves fed a little milk until three or months of age instead of from 6 weeks or months before changing to dry calf feeds will only grow out excellent calves but aid the ri picture materially To cull an unprofitable cow or two may n removing a cow infected with Mastitis brucel or some other disease or disorder it is more id however to mean the sending of a low prod to slaughter Most every dairyman finds the profitable cow hi his herd Five hundred dairy Salt Lake City Sunday DA FOUR |