Tip: For the summer heat... air and water combined!
If we combine air with some cool water it is possible to lower the ambient temperature by a few degrees.
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If we combine air with some cool water it is possible to lower the ambient temperature by a few degrees.
Here's how to make a modular gate that is adjustable in length and can easily be installed in all the aisles of the sow farm.
We can place the weakest piglets from each litter to dry out and warm up in this incubator while we tend to the next sows.
Some farmers have devised a device that allows them to tattoo the whole litter at the same time. We'll show you how it works.
This corridor allows sows to be moved with minimal intervention from the staff.
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A very simple and functional panel for moving pigs in finishing barns.
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This farmer's solution mitigates the effect of wind blowing through the windows, whether we have mechanical or natural ventilation.
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In this logbook, each page corresponds to a week of the year in which all the matings during the week are recorded.
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