PAES 401:2001

HOUSING FOR SWINE PRODUCTION

STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

DISTANCE DISTANCE
DISTANCE DISTANCE
FROM FROM
FROM BUILT FROM ROAD
CLASSIFICATION GROUND ANOTHER
UP HIGHWAY
WATER PIGGERY
(M) (M)
(M) (M)
SMALL 25 N/A N/A N/A
MEDIUM 25 1000 500 1000
LARGE 25 1000 500 1000

SPACE REQUIREMENT
AGE AND SIZE SPACE REQUIREMENT (m^2)
Up to 10 kg 0.11
11-20 kg 0.20
21-40 kg 0.35
41-60 kg 0.50
61-80 kg 0.70
81-100 kg 0.85
GILT TO MATING 1
GESTATING SOWS 1.20
DRY SOWS 1.50
ADULT PIG WITH HERD 2.75
BOAR PENS 7.50
INDIVIDUAL PENS 7.40
MULTI-SUCKLING PIG 5.60

FLOORS
 It should be skid-resistant with 2% - 4% slope towards gutter and drainage
canal and away from feeding trough.

SLOTTED FLOORS
SIZE AND TYPE OF
WIDTH OF SLAT (mm) SLAT SPACING (mm)
SWINE
Farrowing sows and piglets
18-25 8-9
(up to 30 kg)
Weaners 18-25 10-14
Finishers 60-100 10-20
Sows, finishers, and boars 80-125 10-25
(over 100 kg)

CONCRETE SLATS
SLAT DIMENSION
REINFORCING
SPAN (M) TOP WIDTH DEPTH
BAR (MM)
(MM) (MM)
1.20 102 102 NO. 3 (10 MM)
152 102 NO. 3
204 102 NO. 3
1.80 102 102 NO. 4 (12MM)
152 102 NO. 4
204 102 NO. 4
2.40 102 152 NO. 4 (12 MM)
152 152 NO. 4
204 152 NO. 4
3.0 102 204 NO. 5 (14 MM)
152 204 NO. 5
204 204 NO. 5

 Concrete slat shall be used for swine over 30 kg including gestating

sows.
 Flattened expanded metal (20 mm, 9-11 gauge) shall be used for swine
over 20 kg.
 Welded wire flooring shall be made of 5.3 mm wire spaced at 12.5, 15 or
18 mm.
 Fiberglass reinforced T-slats should be used for creep areas in farrowing
pens and nursery. Slats shall be 38 mm wide and 9mm deep.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM FARROWING CRATE DIMENSION

MEASUREMENT DIMENSION (M)
LENGTH 1.80
WIDTH OF STALL 0.60
WIDTH OF CREEP 0.50
HEIGHT OF STALL 1.00
HEIGTH OF CREEP 0.40

WEANERS
 - Weaners shall be provided slatted floor with slot spaced clearance of
10mm-14mm

GROWING PEN
- The size of each pen shall be design to hold not more than 25 growers.

FINISHING PEN
- The size of each pen shall be design to hold not more than 25 finishers.

GESTATING PEN
- Sows should be either housed individually (box/stall) or by group. For
individual pen, the dimension should be 0.66 m x 1.8 m.

BOAR PENS

- The pen for boars should be located closed to the dry sow for accommodation.

PEN PARTITION
- Pen partitions should be either solid or slotted. The slot shall be within
the range of 160 mm – 210 mm.

MINIMUM HEIGHT OF PEN PARTITION

SWINE HEIGHT OF PEN PARTITION (M)
Under 25 kg 0.70
25 – 100 kg 0.90
SOW 1
BOAR 1.20

PEN GATE
- Pen gate should be made of at least 10 mm iron bars or at least 30 mm
pipe fastened securely to a G.I. pipe frame.
- The dimension of the gate shall be 600 mm wide and 0.9 m – 1m high.
For weanling, a height of 750 mm shall be used.

AISLE AND WALKWAYS

- Primary and secondary walkways shall have a minimum width of 1.5 m
and 1 m, respectively.

HEATERS
 - Heaters shall be installed in creep areas to provide newborn pigs its required
temperature of 27C – 35C until they are 3 days old.
- Heat lamps shall be placed 762 mm above the floor or 152 mm above
the sow.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED LENGTH OF FREEDING TROUGH PER SWINE

LINEAR LENGTH OF TROUGH
SWINE WEIGHT
MM/ANIMAL
15-25 150
25-50 200
50-75 250
75-100 300
100-130 350

- The feeding trough width shall be at least 300 mm and the depth shall
be 250 mm.

WATER FACILITIES
- Water trough or waterer shall not be placed beside the feeding trough
to keep the feeding area of the swine dry and clean.

AUTOMATIC WATERING CUPS

1 cup 20 weaners
1 cup 12 gilts
1 cup 10 sows

NOZZLE TYPE WATERERS

TYPE HEIGHT (MM)
SOWS AND GROWING-FINISHING PIGS 450-650
WEANLINGS 305

WATER SPACING
TYPE HEIGHT (MM)
NURSERY PIGS 300
GROWING PPIGS 450
FINISHING PIGS AND GROUP HOUSED 600-900
GESTATING SOWS
 - For nursery, 1 nipple/10 pigs and 1 nipple/12-15 growing-finishing
pigs should be installed.

RECOMMENDED LIGHTING INTENSITY

AREA LIGHTING INTENSITY lux
Breeding, gestation, and farrowing 150
Nurseries 100
Growing and finishing 50
Inspection areas 200

MINIMUM VENTILATION RATES UNDER NORMAL CONDITION

STAGE VENTILLATION RATE
Farrowing unit (sowing and litter) 0.28
Nursery pens 0.08
Growing-finishing pens 0.12
Breeding and gestation pens (gilts, sows, 0.28
and boars)

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR HOUSED SWINE IN STILL AIR

CLASS TEMPERATURE
Sows and boars 30
Piglets newborn 35
3 weeks 30
Weaners 30
Growers and finisher 30