Custom-made cart for safe drying and storage of heat lamps
Using a custom-made cart designed for drying and storage of heating lamps from farrowing units between uses to extent its working life.
Create a rodent proof perimeter around swine facilities using smooth vertical fence tiles
Choosing a smooth tile type with seamless gap material will not allow rodents to achieve a foothold that would facilitate their climbing ability
Waterproof bags can make cell phone entry more biosecure
When was the last time that you disinfected your cellphone?
Drip system to increase water consumption in the post-weaning phase
How to increase water consumption in piglets during the 2 to 3 days period after weaning using the piglet’s natural curiosity.
Obtaining colostrum from sows injected with long-acting oxytocin
Administer long-acting oxytocin to sows that have started farrowing to milk them more easily.
Using a rubber band to block the insemination catheter when it does not have a cap on its end
The idea is to avoid semen backflow when we leave a catheter without its cap inside the sow for some minutes after AI.
All you need in one sheet!
How to have all the information about the weanings available in a simple way.
A very easy method for cleaning creep feeders
We explain a simple and easy method for cleaning creep feeders.
Releasing individual feed dispensers in the gestation quarters
The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full
Removing the creep feeders in the evening encourages feed consumption
The goal is to improve the piglets’ starter feed consumption in the farrowing pens.
Use of a production planning chart with a metallic support
By writing down the sow’s number directly onto a piece of paper or a card we do not lose information
Portable and economic toys for pigs
More attractive for the pigs, more comfortable for farmers.
Use of the space in the farrowing pens to avoid crushings
This trick tries to reduce the number of deaths by providing the piglets more resting space by using the corridor.
How to move piglets quickly and without getting tired
30 years ago, the idea of setting up a conveyor belt like the ones that are (or were) used in poultry farming appeared.
Training gilts for using ESF with minimum effort
The most difficult thing for sows is learning to open doors. Here we show an easy and practical way to achieve it.
Increase injection speed
When we must treat many animals (e.g. when blanket vaccinations or antiparasitic treatments must be administered), injections must be fast.
Inexpensive feed scoop
This article offers a new alternative to plastic feed scoops, the use of a 5/10-liter can made of strong plastic and with a built-in handle.
Syringe and vial carrier
You can use old wicker baskets, builder’s buckets, etc., but I will now show you a syringe carrier at zero cost made with recycled materials.
Different colours on sow cards
Sometimes, when working on the farm, we have to get up close to the sow to check its card in order to know its productive cycle. Or, whilst carrying piglets to be fostered, we ask ourselves, will that sow be a second parity one?
How to make a boot rack from a pallet
There are many types of boot racks in the market, but we can build one ourselves with something available on any farm: a pallet.
How to control piglets during split nursing
The disadvantage of some boxes is that some piglets are too big and lively and jump off easily.