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.
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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.
Avoiding defecations in the liquid feed trough
In order to avoid that the pigs urinate and defecate in the trough we can place approximately a metre of pipe on the floor parallel to the trough and tightened with two clamps.
Regulation of the opening of the windows at different levels
It consists in lengthening the towropes of the windows that we want to keep more open.
Automatic door closing in nurseries and farrowing quarters
Keeping the doors always closed with the help of a counterweight
France: favourable verdict for the official approval of digestates obtained from biogas plants
The official approval of these products obtained from agricultural methanisation will allow the authorisation of their market entry in all the national territory.