Increased feed conversion ratio with stable mortality and growth
What can cause an increase in the feed conversion ratio of pigs without altering mortality or average daily gain?
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Troubleshooting problems with the feed conversion ratio: Management
Which management factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco covers how all-in all-out, density, trough space, and filling and emptying of barns can lose us money.
WEDA EuroTier Novelty 2022: Water dosing Aqua.Plus
Simple porridge feeding for sows
Clean piglet feeders more efficiently with this tip
A simple piece of hardware could protect your piglet feeders from damage and save you time when cleaning.
Quality Equipment: New solar powered feeder for outdoor pig producers
Outdoor pig producers can now reap the benefits of the well-proven Transition Feeder with a new, no-fuss solar powered model.
PigEasy unveils the next leap in optimal farrowing feeding: the MealMeter 2.0
MealMeter 2.0 allows producers to track the feed and water consumption of individual sows during farrowing.
Effect of space allowance and mixing on growth performance and body lesions of grow-finish pigs
Mixing had a considerable effect on growth performance and there were a high number of body lesions in the lower space allowance.
Large-group finishing barns with automatic sorting: precision livestock farming is here
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.
Using automatic pig feeding stations to estimate direct and social effects of feeding duration
Visit duration of an animal at the single-space feeder was influenced by both direct and social effects when the replacement time between visits was less than 1 minute.
Denmark: More space dedicated to sow hospital pens
While the mandatory hospital pen area is 2.5%, SEGES proposes to increase this depending on the feeding system.
Automatic recognition of feeding and foraging behaviour in pigs using deep learning
Method capable of monitoring feeding behaviour of pigs, without the need for additional sensors or individual marking.
WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp presents innovative solutions for pig farming at the digital EuroTier 2021
WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, specialist for pig husbandry, house equipment, feeding and environmental control technology, will take part in the digital EuroTier from 9th to 12th February 2021.
WEDA: Five years of Nutrix piglet feeding – a success story
Many pig farming operations know the challenge: due to increasing piglet numbers, the sow milk alone is insufficient for optimally feeding the piglets. Precisely for this application, the Nutrix piglet feeding system by Lower Saxon farming house supplier WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp has proven itself internationally over the past five years.
Osborne Industries: New feed flow control improves user experience
The all new Feed Flow Control for the company’s line of Big Wheel® Pig Feeders features an easy-to-read, numbered positioning system that is simple to adjust and set.
Intake patterns of lactating sows: More important than you may realize.
Deviations from the sow's normal consumption pattern during the lactation phase have important production implications.
Nedap Activator offers demand-driven feeding for lactating sows
New Nedap Farrowing Feeding with Wireless Activator feeds based on need.