Impact of heavy market weights on facility space requirements
From 1977 through 2013 the dressed slaughter weight for barrows and gilts has increased an average of 0.6 kg (1.3 lb) per year.
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Improving the environmental conditions in the fattening rooms
Improve the piglets' comfort in the fattening rooms without compromising ventilation by placing an insulating material over the pens.
Impact of heavy market weights on equipment needs
Managing the pig’s environment with the goal of heat removal is an increasing need, especially when pens are more crowded.
Influence of permanent use of feeding stalls as living area on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions for group-housed gestating sows kept on straw deep-litter
Keeping group-housed gestating sows on partly straw bedded floor with permanent access to the concrete feeding stalls compared to fully straw bedded floor did not significantly influence animal performance and NH3-emissions, and decreased CO2eq-emissions.
Canada: real-world Information to farm operations switching to loose sow housing
The $1.2 million project received $790,000 from the federal and provincial governments and is the largest complete barn conversion in Manitoba.
Using an external door sealing system to safely ensure biosecure personnel movements
A simple system that uses plastic and adhesive tape to prevent the entry of unfiltered air into a barn can also serve as a safe method to prevent inappropriate non-biosecure personnel movement.
Myth: the type of housing pigs are raised in is a primary determinant of their welfare
This Meat MythCrusher video features Dr. Stacy Scramlin from South Dakota State University touring a sow housing facility to discuss different housing types and what determines humane handling of pigs raised for food.
Using easily installed physical barriers to define biosecurity boundaries
The installation of physical barriers at strategic personnel entry points help to define distinct biosecurity areas. This method is commonly used in farms that lack a clear separation between areas with different biosecurity levels.
Finns study finer points of ventilation
How do you ventilate a piggery in a country that can have extremes of temperature ranging from – 30⁰ C to + 30⁰C (-22⁰F–+86⁰F)?
The water disappearance and manure production at commercial growing-finishing pig farms
The results obtained at the commercial growing-finishing farms show that in uncontrolled conditions the water disappearance and manure production are significantly influenced by the drinker type.
Denmark: the Government is announcing a campaign focused on the storage and disposal of dead farm animals
The campaign aims to raise awareness about the proper storage and disposal of dead livestock, but also to clarify if the producers obey the current laws concerning the storage and disposal of dead farm animals.
France: inauguration of the methanisation plant AgriBiométhane
It is the first biogas plant in the west of France with a direct injection of biogas into the natural gas network.
Preventing fomite spread of disease between premises (service personnel tools)
Many of these tools are difficult to clean and, in many cases, they may be damaged by water, soap, and disinfectants.
Comparison of management options for sows kept in pens with electronic feeding stations
These results demonstrate that management options can affect the reproductive performance and injuries of gestating sows in the ESF system.
United States: productivity growth slows for specialized hog finishing operations
The number of U.S. hog farms declined by more than 70 percent over the past two decades while hog production rose by more than 30 percent.