08—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17,1981 Here’s how to make NEWARK, Del. When hog 40-pound feeder pig. Buildings and to farrow in a breeding group have prices are high, it’s no challenge to machinery plus repairs, smaller litters than those produce hogs since you don’t have depreciation and interest on them farrowing first, boar power was to be good to make money. Right accounted for 20 percent of the not sufficient. Rotate boars in now, however, most producers are total cost, or $6.84. Labor was 13 group breeding programs to allow challenged too much with the percent, or $4.37 per pig. for rest. present economics of hog These are the main costs in- Study the nutritional production and would welcome volved in production, so profit can requirements for bred sows and some relief. be improved by reducing feed gilts. Are these requirements “Knowing your costs can help costs and using facilities to the being met by your feeding determine where to improve,” fullest while keeping building- program? A ration can be says University of Delaware investment costs low, says Fowler, adequate, but the way it is fed may Extension livestock specialist Profits are affected most by hog keep some sows or gilts from Richard Fowler. prices, feed cost and the number of getting what they need. In con— Research from Michigan and pigs weaned per litter. Associated finement, small sow groups of six Missouri shows that feed accounts with feed cost is feed conversion or fewer seem to work best, says for 54 percent of total production ratio. A good conversion or feed Fowler. costs in feeder operations. Feed efficiency ratio reduces the pounds Are there other stresses in your costs in 1979 were $lB to produce a of feed required to grow a pound of sow housing? pork. Consider immunizing sows for TE ■■■ • “Reproductive efficiency is diseases found in the farrowing a fI T JimiOrS another key to making money with facility. Erysipelas is a disease pigs,” he says. “Increase the that might be affecting pigs soon number sold per sow and you after birth. It doesn’t always result (Continued from Page D 7) spread the cost of maintaining a in reddened skin lesions. Diarrhea, winter calf sow here over more pigs.” huddling, and joint stiffness are i oyai m Minor va Here are some ways to improve other symptoms. • These can be i Stephan® Eamhart, Leetoma oh 2 Royal reproductive efficiency in your avoided with a sow vaccination M M ' nor Late Summer Yearling program. i Judy Heiiich Beiie Mead nj 2 wiiiiam d Select replacement guts for their Ferrell. Mt Airy. MD 3 Lynn Stoner. Waynesboro Ham’c rpnrnHnptivp nprfnrmflnpp 4 Duaine R Glassner. 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