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Increasing lighting on a pig farm - TIPS FOR PIGS Having a correct lighting is basic for the productivity of the sow and the farm workers. The recommended minimum is 250 lux for 16 hours per day
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Using a tarpaulin to crowd pigs together - TIPS FOR PIGS This method works especially well in farms where pens are wide or have unusual dimensions.
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Insemination with no hands - TIPS ON PIGS This trick consists in using a spring for holding the semen bag during the insemination. Using springs for the sows' self-insemination.
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Control of the feed weight - TIPS ON PIGS We need to know, at all moments, which amount of feed are the sows eating, so we will weigh the feed at least once per week.
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Knowing the sows' age - TIPS ON PIGS Using the year the sows enter in production for the sow's identification number.
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Planning gilt service - TIPS ON PIGS The strategy involves synchronizing the gilts so they come into heat at the same time, in order to properly manage the number of inseminations targeted for each
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Supplementing water to lactating sows - TIPS ON PIGS There are different systems for carrying out this water delivery. Probably, the most common one is with a hose, but sometimes, the sows' troughs are not facing
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Early piglet weaning in their own farrowing pen - TIPS ON PIGS Build a fence to keep the weaned piglets in a farrowing pen. This trick expects to find an accommodation for the early weaned piglets leaving them
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How to avoid the pigs from lying beside the drinking troughs during the hot season? This behaviour avoids the submissive animals from having access to water with enough frequency.
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Age on the ear - TIPS FOR PIGS The week of birth is tattooed on the animals`ears to know their age at all times.
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