What is the ideal weaning age for pigs?

When choosing the appropriate weaning age, we should comprehensively consider the physiological characteristics, feeding management and climatic conditions of mother piglets. Early or delayed weaning will reduce the reproductive performance of sows, and piglets should not be weaned too early. Under the current breeding conditions in China, it is best to wean piglets in 24 ~ 28 days, when the weaning weight is about 7 kg. The specific weaning time depends on environmental and climatic conditions.

The optimal economic weaning age is based on the weaning age with the lowest production cost per piglet. According to the determination, it varies from person to person and from field to field. Those with high management level and technical level can be weaned at 265,438+0 days or earlier. On the other hand, if the conditions are not met, haste makes waste. A safe weaning age is 25 ~ 28 days, which can improve the health level and growth rate of pigs and make production more stable and profitable.