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The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.

We explain a simple and easy method for cleaning creep feeders.

The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full

The most difficult thing for sows is learning to open doors. Here we show an easy and practical way to achieve it.

Open housing allow to increase the actual surface per weaned piglet, thus reducing hierarchy problems, and redefining the dunging, lying and feeding areas.

Various strategies are discussed: offering up to 3 different types of feed, budget feeding, density of piglets per feeder space, ...

Make a hole in one of the ends and place a soda vacuum plug so the feed troughs can be cleaned more easily.

We move a plastic ring along the water drainpipe, leaving it at a series of pre-established marks.

Different systems allow the sows to eat several times a day. In some of them we are the ones who decide, in other ones it is the sows.

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.

The hoppers and the feeders will condition our ability for attaining maximum feed consumption.

Some tips to reduce feed costs on pig farms.

It is practically impossible to inspect all the pigs individually during routine control visits.

Trials have shown that a group size of 15-25 pigs per pen is ideal and it also coincides with the capacity of most feeders on the market.

For the animals to be comfortable it is important to know their needs. The more needs that we can fulfill the more productive the animal will be.