Farm visit: An ‘ESF’ station for grow-finishers

03-12-2021 | |
Earl du Grand Clos farm, near Lamballe, France, from the outside. - Photos: Vincent ter Beek
Earl du Grand Clos farm, near Lamballe, France, from the outside. - Photos: Vincent ter Beek
Individual precision feeding for sows has been affordable and doable for decades. For finisher pigs, something similar has always been possible too, theoretically; yet the costs and investments somehow never seemed to be outweighed by the benefits. Until 2021, that is. Finisher feeding is about to make the step too – as can be seen in Brittany, France. Pig 1070016581 understands well how the feed station works. All he needs to do is follow the yellow light. He pushes through the open door


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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world