Tips on pigs: farm management techniques

By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.

Having a correct lighting is basic for the productivity of the sow and the farm workers, and it can be increased considerably with solutions apart from artificial lighting.

This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.

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

The goal of this trick is to make a practical, simple and cheap catheter holder.

With this aim, micro sprinklers soak periodically the area where we wish the animals to defecate.

This behaviour avoids the submissive animals from having access to water with enough frequency.

Wrap the sow's card in a clear plastic bag and write down the data with a thick marker