Glossarium

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Barn / building	Animal types	Weight in kg¹	FI in kg (%BW)²	WI in liter (%BW)³
Sow unit	Non-Lactating sow (250 – 300 kg)	275	4.0 (1%)	10.0 (4%)
Sow unit	Lactating sow (250 – 300 kg)	275	6.0 (2%)	20.0 (7%)
Boar unit	Boars (300 – 350 kg)	325	6.5 (2%)	16.0 (5%)
Sow unit	Piglets (1 – 7 kg)	4	.3 (8%)	.8 (20%)
Nursery unit	Weaners (7 – 25 kg)	16	.8 (5%)	2.0 (13%)
Grower unit	Growers (25 – 50 kg)	38	2.0 (5%)	5.0 (13%)
Finisher unit	Finishers (50 – 125 kg)	88	3.0 (3%)	4.0 (5%)
Quarantine	Reproducers (125 – 150 kg)⁴	138	2.8 (2%)	5.0 (4%)
Different units	Juveniles (7 – 150 kg)	79	3.1 (4%)	5.5 (7%)
Different units	Adults (150 – 350 kg)	250	6.0 (2%)	15.0 (6%)
Different units	Most treated (15 – 35 kg)	25	1.3 (5%)	2.5 (10%)
Different units	Swine (all ages)	n.a	n.a	n.a

¹ Live body weight in kilogramme (kg)
² Average daily Feed intake (FI) in kiogramme (kg) and in propostion of Body Weight (%BW)
³ Average daily Waterintake (WI) in liter and in proprotion of Body Weight (%BW)