Feeder settings

I’ve been working in Central Europe recently and while everyone seems happily fitted up with competition or plate feeders for growers, I notice that the operation of them leaves a lot to be desired. Surprising this, as a great deal of information is available on how much food should be available on the plate/ dish/ bowl – and troughs – where these are used. I saw far too much on offer to the pigs. I quote the reliable Irish work (Walker and Morrow, 1994) which showed that a co