Hog Slat, Inc. opens new Michigan location
Hog Slat announces new store location in Michigan to serve swine and poultry producers.
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SPACE: Download the official app of the Show!
SPACE 2019 mobile app is available for free.
Don’t play the weight guessing game
Automated sow weight monitoring puts you in total control of your operation.
Use of a fluorescent powder to study the transfer of contamination from livestock trailers
The objective of this pilot study was to determine if a fluorescent powder (Glo Germ) could be used to study the transfer of contamination from livestock trailers to the center alleyway and pens in the barn during marketing events.
Report: "La Bonita" Farm, Colombia
La Bonita farm is situated between tropical mountains at an altitude of 2000 m, giving it a high health status. During our visit they shared with us the management routines of the farm and they showed us the facilities, which included an interesting weaning feeder.
Innov'Space 2019
Discover the 2019 award-winners and download the booklet and pictures of the awarded products and services.
Pig industry marketing role for Harper Adams student
Harper Adams student, Bethany Walford, has been given a one-year’s placement opportunity by Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings and Reading-based technology company, Farmex, to help develop their digital sales and marketing operations.
CP Foods target to produce more healthy and sustainable foods from stress-free farms
Charoen Pokphand Foods’ (CP Foods) farms are transitioning toward a stress-free and high animal welfare environment where animals are living happily for their entire lives, in an effort to promote ethical and healthy food products.
Feeding Systems for Lactating Sows (II)
Do you know which feeding system best fits your needs? This article describes and compares the systems that have been implemented in the last years: feeding ball, dry and wet feeding systems.
Elemental composition of swine manure from 1997 to 2017
Feed practices have changed and concentrations of some elements may now be lower. Phosphorus concentration decreased up to 36%, concurrent with introduction of phytase. Most trace elements also decreased, but Zn doubled in nursery manure over 20 yr.
SPACE 2019 : The programme
The programme of conferences and meetings at SPACE will once again be full and varied, with nearly 70 conferences and meetings already confirmed.
Finnish sow farmer invest in Weda freedom farrowing pens
Lower Saxon farming house supplier WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp developed a new concept for freedom farrowing pens which can be adapted to individual customer requirements without difficulty.
Feeding Systems for Lactating Sows (I)
How to achieve the 6 kg average daily intake that today's high-producing lactating sows need?
Shower-in and shower-in plus bench entry protocols for prevention of contamination in a swine facility
The objective was to determine if the addition of a bench entry system in a commercial swine facility with a shower lowers the risk of personnel introducing environmental contamination.
Hygienic status of selected organic enrichment materials used in pigs
Most of the tested organic materials are probably not likely to pose a hygienic risk to pigs and are suitable as enrichment material.
Biosecure entry for farm personnel. Preventing two-legged fomites
We highlight different options for segregation of clean/dirty zones at the personnel entrance into the farm. This is where biosecurity starts. Keeping it simple and easy to follow increases the likelihood of an effective protocol.