Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF) systems are commonplace in Europe, and a promising solution for pig farms in North America. In Asia the market appears to be hesitant, I found out at VIV Asia 2015. Why?
The ESF systems, which allow gestating sows to live in larger groups, have been on the European market for at least ten to 15 years now. Key to the solution is that each sow gets her daily rations of feed in robust feeding stations, with the use of individual RFID ear tags.Main driver for the success
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