ROUTINE PIGGERY OPERATIONS
Pig Rearing
| Approx. time | Farm operations |
| 8:00-10:00 | A. ROUTINE DAILY JOBS |
| 1. Cleaning of all pig sties | |
| 2. Cleaning of farm premises. | |
| 3. Checking the herd for spotting out sick animals and their isolation | |
| 4. When limited feeding is done, the breeding herd should receive its morning half of daily concentrate ration. | |
| 5. Growing market hogs should be given free-choice concentrate ration in automatic feeders. | |
| 6. Breeding gilts and sows should be put on the pasture before cleaning their pen. | |
| 7. Isolation of ‘in-heat” sows and gilts and their breeding. | |
| B. PERIODIC JOBS | |
| 1. Periodical weighing of the stock. | |
| 2. Cutting needle teeth of baby pigs. | |
| 3. Castration and vaccination of stock. | |
| 4. Identification of baby pigs by tattooing or ear-notching. | |
| 5. Sale of Market stock. | |
| 10:00-12:00 | A. ROUTINE DAILY JOBS |
| 1. Disinfection of sties. | |
| 2. Disposal/conservation of manure. | |
| 3. Washing of pigs during summer with water hose. | |
| B. PERIODIC JOBS | |
| 1. Deworming. | |
| 2. Treatment of sick pigs for wounds, scabies etc. | |
| 3. Preparation, storing and distribution of concentrate mixture | |
| 12:00-13:00 | LUNCH CUM REST PERIOD |
| 13:00-17:00 | A. ROUTINE DAILY JOBS |
| 1. Feeding the second half of daily concentrate ration to breeding and growing stock. | |
| 2. Making daily entries in farm records | |
| 3. Cleaning all sites | |
| 4. Transfer of near parturition sows | |
| 5. Checking nursing sows and gilts that are in the farrowing pen | |
| B. PERIODIC JOBS | |
| 1. Weaning of piglets | |
| 2. Weekly scrubbing and white washing of the interiors of feed and water troughs. |