Articles - Facilities and equipment

Quality is essential for the sustainability, reliability, and profitability of any company. In pig production, we can also apply the integral concept of quality starting with the purchase of raw materials and feed.

A very simple and functional panel for moving pigs in finishing barns.

This innovative ramp designed by Hylife improves piglet welfare and reduces physical strain on farm workers during the weaning process.

We went to visit Piggly, a sustainable farm from an environmental, production, animal welfare, and economic perspective.

Which environmental factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco talks about the effects of temperature and humidity.... they can make us lose money.

This system uses a small air stream at the sow's nose to improve her thermal comfort.

Removing nitrogen from slurry by transforming it into N₂ can be done biologically or by physical-chemical methods, the latter of which are in the experimental phase for slurry.

Continuous monitoring of sow weight has significantly improved feed use efficiency and sow longevity.

Although these strategies do not include anaerobic digestion in the combination of processes and therefore do not take advantage of its benefits, they do provide a higher organic matter content in the recovered effluents.

A simple piece of hardware could protect your piglet feeders from damage and save you time when cleaning.

In a surplus situation, the best option is to export the digestate obtained following anaerobic digestion. If the cost of transportation is not affordable, other alternatives should be considered. Here we explain which ones.

This corridor allows sows to be moved with minimal intervention from the staff.

In addition to the environmental benefits, the increased cost of energy and inorganic fertilizers make on-farm biogas production an interesting cost-effective option.

Solid/liquid slurry separation systems improve the subsequent management of the slurry, such as its transport or further treatment of each fraction.

Acidification of slurry prevents the formation of ammonia and its loss by volatilization, reducing the loss of fertilizer value of the slurry.

Allowing piglets to interact with the neighboring litter via an opening could reduce aggression at weaning.

We describe the main alternative systems to farrowing crates for sows, from zero confinement to temporary restraint.

In a situation with a nutrient surplus, the cost of transport is often the most important limiting factor to consider when deciding on the best manure management system for the farm.

Do you know the most effective, practically applicable, and economically feasible measures to reduce ammonia emissions? Proper application of these measures would meet the requirements set forth in the regulations.

In a situation of nutrient balance between the nutrients produced and the needs of the crops, priority is given to the transport and application management and the fertilizer quality of the slurry. Which systems allow me to optimize these?

Some farmers have devised a device that allows them to tattoo the whole litter at the same time. We'll show you how it works.

The payment this grow out receives for its pigs is about 1.5 cents/kg live weight higher compared to the rest of the finishing farms of the same origin.

HoCoTec is a production system that takes on the challenge of serving as an open center for learning and experimentation.

Twelve years ago, the French cooperative Cooperl implemented the TRAC system, a novel way of removing slurry from the pits several times a day, significantly reducing ammonia emissions inside the barns.