Numbering of liquid feed valves with sows' ear tags
Use of sows' ear tags for identifying each of the liquid feed valves with their corresponding number.
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Use of sows' ear tags for identifying each of the liquid feed valves with their corresponding number.
Medication of the water in the tank in a quick way and without having to go up a ladder, and achieving a good mixing of the product.
In many occasions, the location of the heat lamp very near to the head of the sow can bother her.
This trick allows us to save hypothermic piglets easily, quickly and with surprising results.
The aim of this trick is the improvement of the quality of the environment in the farrowing quarters for the sows as well as for the piglets, saving on energy consumption by means of the manufacturing of nests.
We are going to save money in heating during the weaners stage guaranteeing the thermal comfort of the piglets by creating two environments in the weaners stage defining an area for the nest and an outside area.
The farms can be free from PRRS, enzootic pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis, pleuropneumonia, scabies, swine dysentery, and so on. However, why is it we are still unable to characterize farms as Salmonella-free?
The thermographic cameras can measure the temperature in all the image with resolutions that are equivalent to 19,200 infrared thermometers at the same time.
Production manuals and legislation often give recommendations as to the minimum space requirements for each type of animal. There are many sources where we can find information about the minimum requirements to ensure animal comfort. But, what is the optimal number of animals to put in a pen? Is there a magic number? There is not as much documentation on this topic.
In high-density swine regions of North America, air filtration is playing an important role in the effort to maintain PRRS free commercial sow herds
In this chapter we will consider the benefits of closed nests and the importance of temperature regulation according to the age of the piglets.
In this chapter we will take a look at the use of heat lamps and how to distribute heat inside the pen.
In this chapter we will discuss the benefits of heating mats
The milk production of sows is one of the parameters that has evolved the most over the last several decades.
In the last decades the degree of technification and evolution of the productive systems at all levels has been constant.