Typical ventilation problems and their prevention
Tail biting is a typical non-specific reaction to a deterioration of the environmental conditions.
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EU - Stricter transport rules will mean more expensive meat
The European Commission has admitted proposals to reduce livestock journey times and stocking densities may lead to a “slight increase” in meat prices for consumers.
USA - Use low-phytate barley or lose it, breeder warns
A feed barley variety that allows hogs to use dietary phosphorus rather than lose it to manure will now need enough hog producers to use it so as to encourage more seed production.
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ArticlePig vision and management/handling
Pigs have a panoramic vision of 310º and binocular vision of 35-50º (Fig. 1). This means that compared to humans, pigs prioritise their lateral monocular vision and this increases their panoramic vision (greater capacity for detecting possible danger, food, other pigs, etc) and decreases their bifocal vision (greater difficulty for calculating distances).
Material for the manipulation activities of the pig: better to face the problem than ignore it!
Pigs must have permanent access to a sufficient quantity of material to enable proper investigation and manipulation activities, such as straw, hay, wood, sawdust, mushroom compost, peat ...
Ventilation – heating and cooling
The purpose of a ventilation system is to remove excessive moisture and heat produced by animals in order to maintain an indoor climate within certain limits
PorkCheckoff - Pig Farmers Take Action
Pork producers of all sizes and types are dedicated to raising a high-quality, ideal protein source and a safe food product for consumers in an environmentally friendly and humane manner.
The effect of feeding system at weaning on performance, health and feeding behaviour of pigs of different sizes
Feeding space availability at weaning may affect feed conversion ratio and diarrhoea scorings in piglets
Effect of supplementation with MgCO3 and L-Tryptophan on the welfare and on the carcass and meat quality of two halothane pig genotypes (NN and nn)
Feeding Mg supplemented diets at the end of the pig finishing phase may reduce stress response from handling and transport prior to slaughter
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ArticleControlling the environment of the pig
This article explains the most important principles of environmental control in the pig barns, such as ventilation control, maintenance of temperature within the thermoneutral zone of the animals and of the relative humidity levels inside the barns.