Articles - Facilities and equipment

In this first article on emissions, Xavier Flotats explains how the main greenhouse gases and ammonia are generated on our farms.

Medicating water using a tank is an easy and flexible method used to administer drugs, but it can be imprecise if the products we use aren’t totally soluble.

This award recognizes farms that excel in the areas of quality, biosecurity, health, animal welfare, and reducing environmental impact.

This article provides an example of the cost per ton of CO₂ saved by reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions through daily slurry removal and anaerobic digestion.

Quality is essential for the sustainability, reliability, and profitability of any company. In pig production, we can also apply the integral concept of quality starting with the purchase of raw materials and feed.

A very simple and functional panel for moving pigs in finishing barns.

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.

This system uses a small air stream at the sow's nose to improve her thermal comfort.

Using solar energy to evaporate part of the water from the slurry can be of interest, avoiding volatization of ammonia. Solar drying can be combined with other strategies.

Slaughterhouses and cutting companies plan to automate their production lines but face numerous constraints that complicate implementation...

Removing nitrogen from slurry by transforming it into N₂ can be done biologically or by physical-chemical methods, the latter of which are in the experimental phase for slurry.

Continuous monitoring of sow weight has significantly improved feed use efficiency and sow longevity.

A simple piece of hardware could protect your piglet feeders from damage and save you time when cleaning.

This corridor allows sows to be moved with minimal intervention from the staff.

Composting pig manure results in a product that can be sold in the organic amendment, horticulture, and gardening market.

Among other things, anaerobic digestion improves the fertilizer quality of slurry and reduces odors and GHG emissions. The choice to use this or not will also depend on the justification of the cost, i.e. whether it allows for energy savings on the farm or whether it provides an income from the sale of the energy generated.

In addition to the environmental benefits, the increased cost of energy and inorganic fertilizers make on-farm biogas production an interesting cost-effective option.

Solid/liquid slurry separation systems improve the subsequent management of the slurry, such as its transport or further treatment of each fraction.

We describe the main alternative systems to farrowing crates for sows, from zero confinement to temporary restraint.

In a situation with a nutrient surplus, the cost of transport is often the most important limiting factor to consider when deciding on the best manure management system for the farm.

Placement of the straw is important to give the sow access on days where she is confined and when she is loose.

Europe is preparing to eliminate farrowing crates in the next few years... Are farmers ready? Will this benefit the sows? What about the piglets?

Do you know the most effective, practically applicable, and economically feasible measures to reduce ammonia emissions? Proper application of these measures would meet the requirements set forth in the regulations.

In a situation of nutrient balance between the nutrients produced and the needs of the crops, priority is given to the transport and application management and the fertilizer quality of the slurry. Which systems allow me to optimize these?