Check those feeder gaps!

You have all got the latest and well-publicised feeder space allowances for growing and finishing pigs – well, I hope you have, as it is very important to get this right in terms of growth and feed usage. After this, in feed usage terms, comes the correct through gap allowance for the pigs as they grow. Let’s put some figures to this. Table 1 shows the penalty which can occur when pigs have to work too hard for their feed and I have taken the liberty of extrapolating work done 14 years