SWINE:

HOUSING &
EQUIPMENTS
Jaskhem B. Lazo PV2D
BUILDING ORIENTATION
AND
COOLING SYSTEMS
Building
orientation &
Cooling system
1. Requirement #1
-The building must be in
East- west direction. This
building design prevents
the animals from exposing
to direct sunlight which can
lead to heat- stroke and
other heat-treated problems.
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Requirement #2: COOLING SYSTEMS
- Air temperature, air velocity, floor insulation, infrared radiation and relative
humidity that determine the thermal environment around the animal should be
considered.
*NOTE: In Philippines, majority of piggeries only allow comparatively slow-air
velocity. To offset the ill-effect of high temperature, a cooling system is provided
ex. Tunnel ventilation, Blower fan, spinkle-nozzle system
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SYSTEMS

TUNNEL VENTILATION BLOWER FAN SPRINKLE-NOZZLE

SYSTEM
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Requirement #3: ROOFS
- Roofs must be designed to reduce the ambient heat load reaching the
animals and to provide for an efficient removal of the animal's body heat.
*NOTE: The roof's outer surface must be light colored to efficiently reflect
the sun's radiation, while the inner surface must be dark colored to minimize
the heat build-up inside the house.
Common roofing materials:
• Galvanized Iron(G.I.) sheet
• Heat insulators
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COMMON ROOFING MATERIALS:
GALVANIZED IRON(G.I.) SHEETS HEAT INSULATORS
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Requirement #4: PARTITION WALLS AND DOORS/GATES
- Slatted partition walls made of round iron bars and G.I. pipes may be
adopted.
- Provide easy-access to and from the pen
*NOTE: Doors must be durable and provided with security tight lock
Most commonly used materials: Iron bar, Round black iron pipe, Round
G.I. pipe, Square iron bar, flat bar, wood and bamboo
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SLATTED PARTITION WALLS MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS
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COMMON MATERIALS USED:
ROUND IRON. G.I. PIPES. ROUND BLACK SQUARE

BARS IRON PIPE IRON PIPE

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COMMON MATERIALS USED:
FLAT BAR WOOD BAMBOO
 HOUSING SYSTEM
- Housing system and facilities depends on the size and extent of operation
- Could be a “Small scale operation or Medium scale and Commercial farms"
HOUSING SYSTEM
• SMALL SCALE OPERATION - adopt the conventional or all-purpose housing
system. This system combines several farm operations into one building. It can
accommodate non-pregnant and pregnant sows, gilts, and piglets. It can also be
used for growing-finishing operation.
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MEDIUM-SCALE AND COMCOMMERCIAL FARMS
- May adopt the “life cycle” housing system This system is designed to provide the
animal with proper space requirements; maximize labor efficiency; and promote
better biosecurity.
-Life cycle housing system is composed of the following units:
• Pregestation and boar unit
• Gestation unit
• Farrowing and nursery unit
• Growing finishing unit
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PREGESTATION AND BOAR UNIT
- The breeding house must have sufficient space to accommodate mating activities.
Mating should take place in the boar’s pen because of its labor and safety
advantages.
-Consider the following requirements:
•The air moisture level (relative humidity) should be maintained at about 70%
•Approximately 16–18 hours of light should be maintained daily
•Facilities should allow close supervision and easy access to the pen during mating
•Boars should be housed individually to avoid injury due to fighting and for better
mating performance
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PREGESTATION AND BOAR UNIT
•Bedding materials such as sand, wood shaving or rice straws may be used in cases of
leg problems
•Pregestating gilts or sows can be housed in two ways

- They may be kept in individual feeding-lying stalls that are made ofG.I pipes, wood,
round bars, concrete cement, and/or black iron pipes.
- or they may be housed in group pens.
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GESTATION UNIT
- House recently bred and pregnant gilts and sows in individual stalls to prevent
injury, feed competition and unnecessary stress that may lead to failure in
fertilization or abortion.
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FARROWING UNIT
-Transfer pregnant animals to this unit one week before the expected farrowing
date. House the animals in elevated and slatted farrowing crates.
•Usually, the sow is confined between two tubular gates. Galvanized steel pipes
and plastic flooring are commonly used for this purpose.
•Other materials such as wood, bamboo, and round bars may also be used. Use
slatted floors to maintain hygiene.
•The flooring can be constructed out of concrete cement, round bars, t-bars or
trapezium iron bars, or plastic matting.
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FARROWING UNIT
•Always provide the farrowing crate with a creep area equipped with sufficient heat
source. Light bulb, ultraviolet lamps, or LPG-fired convection lamps are common
sources of heat. Common types of flooring for the creep area are plastic- coated
wire mesh, plastic, and/or metal flooring materials.
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GROWING-FINISHING UNIT
-Adopt an “all-in, all-out” scheme per pen. Animals can be housed in conventional
pens with concrete floor and partition walls made of either concrete, round bars, or
G.I. pipes.
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 THANK YOU!
SUBMITTED & PREPARED BY: Jaskhem B. Lazo PV2D
SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Ma.Tricia L. Lukban, DVM