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.
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Clinical case: Gilts not coming into heat
Since 2017 the number of gilts coming into heat (with standing reflex) has gradually fallen to levels less than 50-60% of the gilts ready to be inseminated...
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DIY wall-hanging tool holder
Leaving tools on top of pen dividers is not always the best option...
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Tucked tails? Act fast!
A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.
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14-Apr-2021Will LópezGreat idea Telma!! Saludos! Remember Rusia my friend, good old times!
All you need in one sheet!
How to have all the information about the weanings available in a simple way.
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A very easy method for cleaning creep feeders
We explain a simple and easy method for cleaning creep feeders.
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Inexpensive feed scoop
This article offers a new alternative to plastic feed scoops, the use of a 5/10-liter can made of strong plastic and with a built-in handle.
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How to know the age of replacement gilts
A simple, economical and practical trick is to identify the replacement gilts with tags of different colours according to the batch they belong to.
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Paper in the farrowing quarters: not only for the piglets...
It is easy to see the reaction of the sows (of all of them!) when we supply them with paper. A handful in front of their snout or at the reach of their mouth is enough... oxytocin! It is like giving an injection!
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08-Feb-2017TelmaI you use paper without plastic, mainly just white papaer or newspapers or even some coloured magazine papers without plastic no problem..but....in fact if you have very small diameter tubes you may have problems, the best in this case is filling the manure pit with some water before using the paper, so it can dissolves better during lactation time. Most of the cases we have no problem with manure. You can do a test with the paper: take a sample on your mouth and check if it dissolves in contact with saliva, or even in a glass test full with water. Paper must be cut in small thin stripes as you see, some farmers use their on office paper destroyer machine.
Solid floors are difficult to clean
This trick shows how to reduce the cleaning time of the fattening pens with a solid floor.
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How to arrange pan feeders in the farrowing room
An easy solution to store these feeders is to hang them in the corridor of their room. In this way, they do not stand in the way and they can dry well before being used again.
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09-Aug-2016GhenadieGood idea.
Just wanted to comment on these feeders. It is the worst possible design with high lost of feed. Most of the prestarter you will find in the slurry pit. Small amount per one feeding does not help too much.
Just wanted to comment on these feeders. It is the worst possible design with high lost of feed. Most of the prestarter you will find in the slurry pit. Small amount per one feeding does not help too much.
Improving the sows perception of the boar
The idea is to modify the doors of the pen where sows are housed in groups to increase the contact with the boar.
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When the farrowing pen is small, we invent a nest
This trick consists in creating a nest using the crates back corridor.
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How to make a catheter holder
The goal of this trick is to make a practical, simple and cheap catheter holder.
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Insemination with no hands
This trick consists in using a spring for holding the semen bag during the insemination.
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16-Feb-2022telma-tucciYou should check with your tools supplier or in internet. They should be very light.
Early piglet weaning in their own farrowing pen
Build a fence to keep the weaned piglets in a farrowing pen.
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