Feeding piglets is a process that must be followed with all severity and responsibility. Pork production put on stream requires a huge amount of means and objects of labor. If at a plant manufacturing parts and accessories, the absence of any raw materials means a simple one with a possible, but not one hundred percent loss of profit, then the absence of such a component as feed or premix for pigs at the farm or agricultural plant is a disaster and an emergency. Because even a small deviation in the stable feeding system of animals is fraught with great stress for them, the result is loss of appetite, apathy, weight loss, and, as a result, shortfall in the total gross production. Due to the fact that pigs are living organisms, the process of their cultivation is not interrupted for a single second.
Premixes for pigs form the basis of their diet. They include a huge amount of minerals, vitamins and various additives to accelerate the growth, development and productivity of animals. These additives help to absorb roughage, increase their digestibility, and promote the growth and strengthening of immunity. It is worth noting that it is necessary to purchase premixes for pigs, based on numerous factors. So, the first and most important indicator, on which the right choice depends, is the age of the animal and the group to which it belongs.
All piglets, depending on age, are divided into the following categories:
1. Suckling pigs - small cubs from birth to thirty days of age are next to the sow mom. Then they are taken away and transferred to another group.
2. Piglets at rearing - this category includes babies aged 30 to 90 days. Then they are transferred to the third, the most basic group for the production of pork.
3. Fattening pigs - animals that belong to this category have an age of 90 to 210 days.
4. Pregnant sows - those pigs that are at the stage of pregnancy.
5. Single sows.
6. Boars.
Each of these categories needs its own, strictly developed nutrition. Therefore, premixes for pigs of a certain age are clearly individual and cannot be replaced by other additives, even very similar in composition. There are many recipes for making these components. Moreover, each of them is scientifically developed and incorporates the optimal amount of all the necessary minerals and vitamins. It is worth noting that in industrial production premixes for pigs are added directly to the feed.
Numerous experiments have proved that the introduction of supplements with vitamins and minerals already included in the diet is more effective than the direct addition of active substances to food before it is consumed by animals.
Moreover, if you purchase premixes for pigs separately and then add them to the feed, you must also consider the following rules: 10 grams of the additive should be used per 1 kg of feed. Premixes must be stored in a dry and dry place. It is impossible to use several additives at the same time, just as it is forbidden to add them to feed additives already containing impurities.