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Pigs pigs not gaining weight

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Namutete

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I rear pigs. I have tried to look for good breeds. I have got some advice about how to feed them. The only problem so far is the weight gain is low compared to the expected. For example at 7 months, they are just about 30kg.
 
nedward

nedward

Veterinarian
Namutete said:
I rear pigs. I have tried to look for good breeds. I have got some advice about how to feed them. The only problem so far is the weight gain is low compared to the expected. For example at 7 months, they are just about 30kg.
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Weight gain in pigs has several components, breed type, feed quality, and management system and practice the farm has adopted. Example there are stress factors that would impact negatively on weight gains. They might not be open but somehow you must know they exist e.g worm load, when did you do your weaning and castration and so on and so forth. Kindly check on those including the pig sty it self ( cleanliness)
 
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