Pig Penning Articles & Analysis: Older
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Evidence for the domestication of sus scrofa domesticus - or in common parlance, the “domestic pig” - extends back over 10 thousand years ago, though the first examples of pig farrowing pens only appeared in the early 19th century. Some of the earliest examples come from the United Kingdom, where in 1807 “Mr. Pattinson’s ...
Although average market pig weights have improved in recent decades thanks to lean growth and feed efficiency, recent Purdue Extension research reveals that producers still make market animal sorting mistakes that increase sort loss and reduce the number of pigs sent at optimal market weight for ...
Set sacks filled with manure to float within the pond and shake them daily to allow nutrients to leach out and enhance water fertility . Construct poultry houses or pig pens above or adjacent to ponds to facilitate easy movement of the manure Regulating water flow into the pond If water flows through the pond continuously, the temperature will be lower and ...
ByFishward
Hans Liniger from Bernischen Lanzenhäusern in Switzerland has been a farm construction consultant for pig farmers for 35 years. Experience tells him even the smallest mistake in the planning process can have a significant negative impact on the welfare of the pigs. ...
ByDACS A/S