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Restricted floor feeding or ad libitum feeding of growing pigs using a prototype micro-processor controlled feed dispenser

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

A.L. Lightfoot ,
A.W. Armsby  and
C.F. Widdows
A.L. Lightfoot
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ADAS, Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
A.W. Armsby
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ADAS, Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
C.F. Widdows
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ADAS, Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
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An experiment at Terrington compared restricted floor feeding with ad libitum hopper feeding of group housed pigs over a weight range of about 35-90 kg. A prototype micro-processor controlled feed dispensing system, developed from the “Pig Code” electronic sow feeder, was used to automatically record ad libitum feed intake. Two dispensers were used to investigate the effect of feeder siting on pig performance and pen cleanliness.

Type
Recent Developments in Pig Production
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 105
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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