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Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers
We move a plastic ring along the water drainpipe, leaving it at a series of pre-established marks.
Heat Stress Management Strategies on Farm
This article summarizes the main points to beat heat stress in pigs.
The Internet of (swine) Things
A new revolution is about to reach the swine sector, we are talking about new information management.
How to avoid the pigs from lying beside the drinking troughs during the hot season?
This behaviour avoids the submissive animals from having access to water with enough frequency.
Air filtration systems for preventing PRRSV infection in large sow herds
This type of investment may not be crazy when it comes to protecting farms with high genetic value (others are dependent on) or insemination centres.
Early piglet weaning in their own farrowing pen
Build a fence to keep the weaned piglets in a farrowing pen.
Air cleaning technologies for the control of airborne pathogens
The most direct strategy to decrease the concentration in the air of airborne pathogens is dust reduction. This article describes the use of a particle ionization system called EPI.
The role of transport vehicles in the transmission of PRRSV
How can we tell whether a transport vehicle is clean by just taking a glimpse?
Notes on door windows
Write down events or treatments on the windows as if they were a blackboard.
Farrowing pens for the future
NAMI awards Smithfield Foods' U.S. facilities for environmental achievements
Where's Wally?
The goal is to lose as little time as possible when looking for someone on the farm.
Impact of heavy market weights on facility space requirements
From 1977 through 2013 the dressed slaughter weight for barrows and gilts has increased an average of 0.6 kg (1.3 lb) per year.
Improving the environmental conditions in the fattening rooms
Improve the piglets' comfort in the fattening rooms without compromising ventilation by placing an insulating material over the pens.