Comparing the North American and the Danish sow feeding strategies during gestation
The Danish feeding strategy showed an improved litter size and born alive piglets.
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Hog Slat, Inc. Expands in North Carolina with New Store Opening
Hog Slat announces a new store location in Laurinburg, North Carolina to serve swine and poultry producers.
Report: Yangxiang, the 9-storey farm
333, together with Javier Lorente, visits the spectacular Chinese farm in which 28,000 sows are housed in 9-storey buildings.
Impact of sow prepartum behavior on maternal behavior, piglet body weight gain, and mortality in farrowing pens and crates
According to the results, the same sow behavior can have different consequences in pens vs. in crates.
Smart Agritech Solution: Successful installation in Australia
Early September we successfully installed our first test of the system Pig Scale at Riverbend Pork Group in Australia.
Autumn ventilation checks vital
After the long, hot summer, pig farmers are being urged to check their piggery ventilation systems very carefully – and get expert help if necessary – if problems are to be avoided as the weather cools down.
Olivia Hartshorn wins Nick Bird Award
Olivia Hartshorn, from Staffordshire, has won the 2019 Nick Bird Award, at Harper Adams University for her dissertation on ventilation design in pig finisher houses and its impact on animal performance.
WEDA Dust Control was presented with an innovation star award at SPACE
On September 10th, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp was presented with an innovation star award for its intelligent ventilation technology ‘Dust Control’.
Nedap Activator offers demand-driven feeding for lactating sows
New Nedap Farrowing Feeding with Wireless Activator feeds based on need.
Canarm Ltd. announces acquisition of Faromor Ltd.
The two companies have shared a close relationship over the years and with this acquisition, will combine their product lines to bring the best of both to the agricultural ventilation industry.
Hog Slat, Inc. opens new Michigan location
Hog Slat announces new store location in Michigan to serve swine and poultry producers.
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.