Pork Industry Prezi

Nutritional Requirements

The nutritional requirements needed to achieve maximum growth and lean meat deposition will vary considerably during the growing phases.

Factors that will affect nutritional requirements include -

* genetic potential

* stocking densities

* environment

* housing

* sex

* management

* market requirements

Feeding and Nutrition

Pork Production

Feeding and Nutrition

Pork Production

Dietary Requirements for Pigs

Year 9 Agriculture

Pig Unit

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Australian Pig Industry

* Australia has about 2000 pork producers that supply approximately 5.6 million pigs annually.

* The total value of pork produced is about $2.6 billion

* In 2002 the pork industry directly generated approximately 6000 full-time jobs, with a further 33 863 jobs generated indirectly

* Pork production in Australia is a relatively small component of agriculture. In 2002–03 it accounted for approximately 3% ($0.9b) of the gross value of agricultural production, which was less than beef ($6.4b), lamb and mutton ($2b) and poultry ($1.2b).

Pigs in Australian Agriculture

Examples of Prominent Breeds in Australia

Pig Industry Terminology

Crossbreeding Pigs

White Pig Breeds -

Large White/Yorkshire Landrace

Housing and Husbandry

Baconer/Finisher: Market pigs which weigh more than 55kg liveweight.

Boar: Male pig aged over six months and used in the breeding herd.

Farrowing: Birth of piglets; after day 110-120 of pregnancy.

Gilt: A female pig that has been selected to become part of the breeding herd. The term Gilt is dropped once the female pig has had her first litter.

Sow: Any breeding female that has given birth to a litter of piglets.

Grower pig: This term is more commonly used for pigs between weaner and finisher phases.

Piglet: is the name of a baby pig. The average weight of a piglet at birth is approximately 1.5 kilos. From birth to the point that it is weaned from its mother, it retains the description/name - piglet.

Porker: Market pigs which weigh between 24-55kg liveweight.

Weaner: Piglet recently weaned from its mother at around three to four weeks of age. Generally then transferred from the farrowing shed to the weaner shed.

Coloured Pig Breeds -

Duroc Berkshire

Examples of Original European Breeds

Downfalls of the Original European Breeds

White Pig Breeds -

Middle White British Saddleback

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* Poor growth rate

* Very fatty carcase

* Low FCE - food conversion efficiency

* Lower litter size

* Lower farrowing rate

Coloured Pig Breeds -

Industry Video onFree Range Production

Industry Video on Outdoor Production

Industry video on Intensive Farming

Tamworth Large Black

Indoor Intensive Housing

Free Range

Outdoor Shelter Housing

Pigs are kept in age/sex groupings, within sheds from birth.

Free range pork production consists of open paddock with shelters, particularly to protect young piglets.

Piglets are born and raised under Free Range standards until weaning when they move to deep litter housing for growing and/or finishing.

Deep litter housing systems are normally comprised of large open-sided sheds, hoop-like structures, with deep litter flooring

Pig Growth Weights