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Learning Outcomes:
1. Prepare animals for finishing
2. Maintain conducive atmosphere and facilities
3. Feed finishers
4. Maintain heard health care and medication program
5. Prepare animals for marketing
1. Record data
A. Introduction
This unit covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to care for finishers effectively and efficiently. It includes preparing animals for finishing;
proper management and feeding finishers, providing care and monitoring the health of the animals and profitable marketing of hogs either as replacements
stocks/breeders or market hogs.
B. Learning Activities
LO 1: Prepare animals for finishing
Prepare pens/ housing of Self- paced Read Answer Self-check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 12 hour
finishers Information Key Swine
Select suitable growers Sheet
Brainstormin Philippine
for finishing based on
g View Swine Recommends for
weight and age.
Transfer growers based Learning Lab swine raising
on the Minimum Discussion Interactive Modern Livestock
Standards on the CD-ROM & Poultry
Welfare of Pigs and Production CD-
Code of Good Animal ROM
Husbandry Practices
LCD Projector
(GAHP)
LO 2: Maintain conducive atmosphere and facilities
Presentatio
Learning Content Practice Feedback Resources Time
n
Clean pen regularly Self-Paced Read Answer Self-Check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 6 hours
following standard
Discussio Information Key Breed sows Swine
hygienic procedures. sheets and gilt
ns Perform Operation Philippine
Direct Sheet Recommends
Provide proper Refer to
Observat View Modern for swine
temperature based on Performance
ion Livestock & raising
the Minimum Standards Criteria Checklist
on the Welfare of Pigs during Poultry Modern
and Code of Good on- farm Production Livestock &
Animal Husbandry training CD-ROM Poultry
Practices (GAHP) DTS Production
CD-ROM
Check and adjust LCD Projector
feeders feeders to ensure Gilt/sow
proper functioning
Methodolog Presentatio
Learning Content Practice Feedback Resources Time
y n
Feeds & feeding Self-Paced Read Answer Self-check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 8 hours
( types and forms of Information Swine
feeds; methods of Sheet Philippine
Discussion Perform Job Sheet
feeding) View Modern Recommends for
Demonstrati Refer to
Livestock & swine raising
on Performance
Poultry LCD Projector
DTS Production Criteria Checklist
Modern Livestock
CD-ROM & Poultry
Production CD-
ROM
Boar
Dummy sow
LO 4: Maintain heard health care and medication program
Methodolog Presentatio
Learning Content Practice Feedback Resources Time
y n
Changes in animal Discussion Read Answer Self-check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 6 hours
condition Information Key Swine
Demonstrati
sheets Perform pregnancy
on Philippine
Monitor uniformity of diagnosis using Refer to
Direct Recommends
stocks is Doppler or scanner Performance
observation Read for swine
Criteria Checklist raising
Implement vaccination during on Philippine
and medication farm-training Recommends Modern
programs based on for Swine Livestock &
veterinarian raising Poultry
instructions Production
CD-ROM
LO 5: Prepare animals for marketing
Methodolog Presentatio
Learning Content Practice Feedback Resources Time
y n
Prepare marketable Discussions Read Answer Self-Check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 6 hours
animals. Information Key Swine
Methodolog Presentatio
Learning Content Practice Feedback Resources Time
y n
Production Discussions Read Answer Self-Check Refer to Answer CBLM raise 6 hours
parameters (FCR & Information Key Swine
ADG)
Brainstormin How to fill up
the breeding Perform Job Sheet Refer to
g
record, sow Performance
card Checklist
Self-Paced Fill up breeding
record
C. Assessment Plan
Written Test: Questions about selection, producing finishers, production parameters, health monitoring, and record
keeping.
Performance Test: This must be observed if it is practiced; Wearing PPE, safety measures, housekeeping activities, ability
to work with others and skills acquired in raising Swine.
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