A new method of
providing clean, fresh water to outdoor sows is being trialled which we hope
will improve conception rates, numbers born alive and weaning weights.
The trial, on producer
Robert Battersby’s unit, is using water tanks to supply clean water rather than
a wallow trough which can become contaminated.
Anecdotal evidence so
far suggests that the piglets weaned from sows drinking from the tanks are more
even in size. For more information
on this and other BPEX Innovation Fund projects, click
here.
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