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Solid investment in strawed pens

With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing house to produce 1,000 plus pigs a year at Kingshornie, Inverbervie.

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Pen size for pigs

Production manuals and legislation often give recommendations as to the minimum space requirements for each type of animal. There are many sources where we can find information about the minimum requirements to ensure animal comfort. But, what is the optimal number of animals to put in a pen? Is there a magic number? There is not as much documentation on this topic.

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Thompson's tip: Dangers of fluctuating winter temperatures

It is important to position thermometers in a representative area of the house. Passageways under air inlets may not reflect temperatures experienced at pig level.

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Netherlands: No limit to giant factory farm size

The cabinet has no plans to introduce a maximum size for factory farms and there are so few at the moment there is no need for the government to intervene, junior environment minister Henk Bleker told parliament on Wednesday.

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Genetic and environmental effects on piglet survival and maternal behaviour of the farrowing sow

One of the key components of survival in alternative, loose-housed farrowing systems is maternal behaviour and understanding the characteristics of sows that influence survival in such environments should be an essential component when developing new breeding indices.

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Filtration systems on commercial sow farms: Technical definitions and application strategies

In high-density swine regions of North America, air filtration is playing an important role in the effort to maintain PRRS free commercial sow herds

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Warms water in winter

Sub-zero conditions last winter caused huge problems for pig farmers due to drinking systems freezing up, particularly in straw-based housing.

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Thermal control of piglets in the farrowing pen (IV)

In this chapter we will consider the benefits of closed nests and the importance of temperature regulation according to the age of the piglets.

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Thompson's tip: Lighten up for breeding sows

He points out that it is also important to ensure the weaned sow and service area is well lit, i.e. to an intensity of at least 200 lux and on a 16-hour light, 8-hour dark pattern.

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Thermal control of piglets in the farrowing pen (III)

In this chapter we will take a look at the use of heat lamps and how to distribute heat inside the pen.

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Thermal control of piglets in the farrowing pen (II)

In this chapter we will discuss the benefits of heating mats

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ARM to distribute Big Wheel feeders

Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings have taken over the sole UK distributorship for the popular Osborne Big Wheel range of pig feeders, following the retirement of Terry Cross, who previously distributed these feeders.

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EFSA - Preparatory work for the future assessing of pig's welfare (II)

Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of weaned, growing and fattening pigs including aspects related to space allowance, floor types, tail biting and need for tail docking.

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Foundations for optimizing lactation

The milk production of sows is one of the parameters that has evolved the most over the last several decades.

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Visit a Fifth Generation Family Farm

George Beattie settled his farm near Sumner, Nebraska, in 1906. Today, the farm is in the hands of father and son, Jeff and Bart Beattie. This generation - fourth and fifth - run the hog farm according to the values and traditions passed down from great-grandfather and grandfather.

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European Union - Statistics on the food chain: From farm to fork

An Eurostat overview shows that there were just over 48 million people employed within the EU27’s food chain in 2008, equivalent to more than a fifth of total employment.