Warm bed of straw beneficial for grower pigs

19-12-2018 | |
The piglets are laying spread around the pen. That is an indication that climate conditions are all right. Photo: Ronald Hissink
The piglets are laying spread around the pen. That is an indication that climate conditions are all right. Photo: Ronald Hissink
The farm of pig producer Heinz* in the German district of Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, is being made ready to keep pigs in an automatised system on straw. Manure is being composted. Recently, the interior of one of the two piglet houses of pig producer Heinz* in Lower Saxony has been completely revamped. Colours blue and orange have been dominating ever since. The reason is that animal nutrition company Bröring and pig equipment company Big Dutchman have become very involved in the farm


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Kees van
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