Chile: new regulations on animal welfare
Last May three new regulations, whose purpose is to increase the monitoring abilities of the SAG (Agricultural and Farming Service) on animal welfare, were approved.
Page 36 of articles about facilities-equipment
Using data from electronic feeders on visit frequency and feed consumption to indicate tail biting outbreaks in commercial pig production
Data from electronic feeders on visit frequency and feed consumption can be used for surveillance of tail biting outbreaks in pigs.
United Kingdom: survey of buildings being used for pig production
Many buildings are at least 20 years old but producers can’t invest in replacements.
My new pig barn!
I started building this house this past January 2011 and just finished it on May 1, 2011. It holds 1200 pigs.
Influence of rearing system, diet and gender on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of white pigs
Feeding growing pigs with corn grain silage may reduce lean and ham percentage.
1
NewsFrance encourages the building of biogas plants at the farms
The goal of the government is to develop in France, in year 2020, 1,000 biogas plants at the farms.
Ireland: new extension to deadline for submission of applications under the Sow Welfare Scheme
Sow Welfare Scheme would be extended for a final time from 2 April 2013 to Friday, 3 May 2013.
Efficient system for medicating the water in the tanks
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.
Free gauge to check slat gaps
The handy, pocked-sized, stainless-steel gauge, with 14mm 16mm 18mm 20mm and 22mm graduations, enables farmers or stockmen to check slat gaps in various parts of their piggeries quickly and easily without fiddling with tapes or rulers.
Animal-related factors associated with piglet mortality in a bedded, group-farrowing system
Farrowing behavior, cross-fostering, birth weight and gender of piglets were investigated.
Osborne Industries Adds Farrowing, Gestation Stalls
New farrowing stalls by Osborne address the two major economic concerns in farrowing: pre-wean mortality and sow appetite.
How to protect the sows from the heating lamps in the farrowing quarters
In many occasions, the location of the heat lamp very near to the head of the sow can bother her.
Air filtration expected to be a game changer in protecting swine from disease
The Quebec based Swine Development Centre or CDPQ, in partnership with the Saskatchewan based Prairie Swine Centre, is coordinating five Canadian Swine Health Board projects involving veterinarians and engineers from across Canada, aimed at improving the protection of Canadian swine farms from disease through the use of air filtration.
Feeder Pigs on Zweber Farms
The feeder pigs have arrived on our farm. We raise about 60 pigs each year. When the pigs reach about 250 pounds we sell them as custom pork packages to local customers.
Hyperthermal boxes for hypothermic piglets
This trick allows us to save hypothermic piglets easily, quickly and with surprising results.
Nests for piglets in the farrowing quarters
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.