Effect of enriching the sow environment and diet during gestation on maternal stress and piglet survival
Enriching the sow environment and diet during gestation therefore improved sow welfare and reduced piglet mortality at and soon after birth.
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Time to tame technology
Technology is fine – but it needs to be interpreted. That is the view of Tim Miller after being almost overwhelmed by the amount of data being produced by companies servicing the pig industry throughout Europe.
Monitoring the alarms of all farm locations at all times
“Alarm Dashboard Multifarm” is an extension of the comprehensive farm management system BigFarmNet.
Smithfield Foods announces landmark investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Global Food Company Expands “Manure-To-Energy” and Other Renewables Projects in North Carolina, Missouri, and Utah.
How does Yang Xiang make the cost of raising pigs 3.5 yuan?
Strong cooperation with Silicon Valley has allowed Yang Xiang strive to "reduce by one yuan" moving the pig cost to the 3.5 yuan plan!
Hog Slat’s E-Z Clean Corner enables efficiency in chain feeding systems
Enable quick visual inspection and easy removal of accumulated feed in chain feeding systems.
Asserva: new innovate solutions that we will introduce during EUROTIER
Sowmeal Control: designed in order to improve the sow management in servicing units, Autocare: a moving trolley that automatically vaccinates piglets, and Smart’care: a care trolley for nursed piglets.
BIG: the first valve for installation at a 30-degree angle
The BIG dry feed valve is the first computer-controlled feed valve that can be installed diagonally, at an angle of up to 30 degrees.
Dry feeding system for smaller housing section systems
The DR1500 Corner Drive has been approved as a two-star New Product exhibit at Agromek 2018.
Suppliers of primary produce can follow the farmer’s store status
Transfer of data between Grainit and Big Dutchman provides new facilities for store control.
Transports 30 tons of feed per hour
Aco Funki gets two Agromek stars for its expanded range of systems for feed transport.
Drive wheel made of cast plastic runs quietly and allows for longer dry feeding systems
Dry feeding systems for feed supply must cover ever longer distances in the barn. This increases mechanical stress on conveyor chains and drive units.
Improving performance and homogeneity in the fattening stage: feeder space and feed management
The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.
Watching water in piggeries
Water meters are now being fitted as standard equipment to all new pig houses supplied by ARM Buildings.
PORK CRC: Affluent effluent possible for piggeries
Pork producers with biogas systems now benefit from reduced odour, save on energy costs, sell excess biogas-derived electricity to the supply grid and sell Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and renewable energy certificates.
Maple Leaf Foods builds leadership in animal care
More than 40,000 sows have made the transition to our advanced open sow housing system, and we are on track to transition all sows under our management by the end of 2021.