Page 40 of articles about facilities-equipment
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
To Jyden it is primarily essential that the design is focused on a farrowing pen (for loose sows) with the possibility to use the integrated protection wings – and not just to open a traditional farrowing crate.
NAMI awards Smithfield Foods' U.S. facilities for environmental achievements
Smithfield Foods announced today that several of the company's United States facilities received a total of 49 awards this year from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) for their 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.
Impact of heavy market weights on equipment needs
Managing the pig’s environment with the goal of heat removal is an increasing need, especially when pens are more crowded.
Influence of permanent use of feeding stalls as living area on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions for group-housed gestating sows kept on straw deep-litter
Keeping group-housed gestating sows on partly straw bedded floor with permanent access to the concrete feeding stalls compared to fully straw bedded floor did not significantly influence animal performance and NH3-emissions, and decreased CO2eq-emissions.
Canada: real-world Information to farm operations switching to loose sow housing
The $1.2 million project received $790,000 from the federal and provincial governments and is the largest complete barn conversion in Manitoba.
Using an external door sealing system to safely ensure biosecure personnel movements
A simple system that uses plastic and adhesive tape to prevent the entry of unfiltered air into a barn can also serve as a safe method to prevent inappropriate non-biosecure personnel movement.
Myth: the type of housing pigs are raised in is a primary determinant of their welfare
This Meat MythCrusher video features Dr. Stacy Scramlin from South Dakota State University touring a sow housing facility to discuss different housing types and what determines humane handling of pigs raised for food.
Using easily installed physical barriers to define biosecurity boundaries
The installation of physical barriers at strategic personnel entry points help to define distinct biosecurity areas. This method is commonly used in farms that lack a clear separation between areas with different biosecurity levels.