Impacts of evaporative pad cooling on finishing pig performance
Cool cell pads improved pig well-being by providing more cooling than sprinklers but pig performance was unaffected.
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Farmex: Hugh Crabtree wins engineering award
Hugh Crabtree has been presented with an Award of Merit by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers.
Worsened feed conversion ratio and growth but mortality stable
What can produce an increase in the feed conversion ratio and worsen average daily gain without altering mortality?
Troubleshooting problems with the feed conversion ratio: Environment
Which environmental factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco talks about the effects of temperature and humidity.... they can make us lose money.
Tip: For the summer heat... air and water combined!
If we combine air with some cool water it is possible to lower the ambient temperature by a few degrees.
Report: Farm with temporary crating farrowing system in Italy
We went to visit an Italian farm where the sows are free housed in the farrowing room. We asked some questions to better understand the system.
Precision livestock farming and smart farming: Advantages and challenges
Increased demands for production, welfare, traceability; more animals per worker... It is clear that technology will play a key role in helping us face these challenges. What are the main advantages and challenges of these advances?
ARM Buildings: Overweight pigs put pressure on ventilation systems
Extra liveweight has raised piggery temperatures, requiring full ventilation capacity.
New approaches to age-old problems in nursery piglets
What factors cause increased mortality and slow-growing piglets in the nursery phase? How can we address these issues?
IPIC: Deadline approaches for swine building ventilation workshop preregistration
The “Managing Your Unseen Employee: The Ventilation System” workshops are set for March 15-19.
Extraction method detects PRRSV and IAV in used air filters
The methods derived from this study open up avenues to further investigate airborne transmission and risk of virus introduction into farms contributing to the control of diseases in swine.
IPIC: Swine building ventilation workshops set for March
Iowa Pork Industry Center joins Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in offering "Managing Your Unseen Employee: The Ventilation System".
Farmex: Sophisticated upgrade for pig alarm system
Safeguard the health and welfare of pigs when alarms are set in controlled-environment buildings.
ARM Buildings: Preventing pigs from becoming chilled in winter weather
Famers should take great care to set minimum temperatures correctly when restocking pens after cleaning and disinfection if pigs are not to become chilled during the colder months.
Innovation in ventilation: Overpressure (push system) or underpressure (pull system). What benefits do they offer?
We explain the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of these two ventilation systems for pig farms.
WEDA’s climate control system Veco.Mate – the computer for a better climate in the barn
WEDA with their product series Veco.Mate, are offering a new technology for optimising the climate in livestock houses.