Farm visit: More homogeneous pigs with automatic feeding stations

26-11-2025 | |
feeding stations
A section contains 280 pigs divided into 4 pens. Each pen has 2 GFI selfifeeders. Photos: Twan Wiermans
The theory is promising: automatic feeding of finisher pigs brings many possibilities. French pig farmer Jean Michel Langlais is experiencing the benefits first-hand. His automatically fed pigs develop in a very homogeneous way and reach their target weight on time before delivery. In this particular section, it will not be too long before the pigs are sent to the slaughterhouse. A small number of animals are already walking around with a 20 cm long blue mark on their backs – a sign that th


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