pig finishing News
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Gradual weaning prevents post weaning growth check in piglets raised in a group farrowing system
According to research carried out at the Dutch Swine Innovation Centre (VIC Sterksel), gradual weaning at the age of 9 weeks seems to be a good strategy to prevent the post weaning growth check, and to improve the behaviour of piglets and growing-finishing pigs. The development of piglets raised in a multi-suckling system was studied with abrupt weaning at an age of 4 weeks, and gradual weaning ...
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Oil spray reduces greenhouse gas emissions from pig finishing barns
Animal feeding operations are an important emission source of air pollutants including methane and carbon dioxide—known greenhouse gases. Recent inventories suggest that animal manure makes a significant contribution to global methane emissions. As a consequence, greenhouse gas emissions can potentially become a limiting factor in the development and sustainability of animal production and ...
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What Is Animal Feed Pellets
Choosing a suitable animal feed mill and using it properly will significantly improve the quality of feed. It will soon reflect a benign effect in the production process. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional animal feed mill manufacturer, this article will introduce animal feed pellets in detail. What Is Animal Feed Pellets Animal feed pellet means that the raw materials crushed and ...
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Things You Need To Know About Animal Feed Pellets
Feed pellet means that the feed is crushed and pressed into a granular feed of varying diameters by a special compression molding. The feed pellet making machine produced by Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery has better performance in pelletized feed. The raw material composition of the pellet feed can divide into a concentrate feed pellet, a mixture pellet, a coarse pellet, etc. More used are the ...
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Family farms making “Illogical” decisions in pursuit of growth
Family farm businesses should consider increasing revenues through anaerobic digestion (AD) before making often “illogical” decisions to take on more land, it has been claimed. EnviTec Biogas UK says many family farms cannot expand geographically because they are surrounded by land that rarely comes up for sale or that is overpriced. Mike McLaughlin, managing director of Envitec ...
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New swine vaccine is first U.S.-approved PRRS-Mhp combination
The first and only combination PRRS-Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) vaccine approved in the U.S. is now available to help swine producers better manage respiratory diseases as part of a customized program of whole herd health. FLEXMycoPRRS is the newest addition to the FLEX line of combination swine vaccines by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI). FLEXMycoPRRS combines the efficacy of the world’s ...
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Precise pig tracking from start to finish
The most common form of pipeline integrity used by oil and gas pipeline owners is inline inspection (ILI). Inspection pigs are widely used to clean pipelines, as well as identify areas of damage along the pipe wall to ensure the safe delivery of energy products. Historically, once a pig is deployed in a pipeline, a technician confirms the tool’s arrival time at various tracking locations ...
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Do You Know The Pig Manure Drying Machine
The pig manure drying machine operation is flexible and the drying cost is low. It is adaptable and reliable. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional organic fertilizer dryer manufacturer, this article will introduce this machine in detail. Organic Fertilizer Dryer Introduction The pig manure dryer can process fresh pig manure or other dregs with a water content of about 65, through the ...
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