Sentence examples for sow feed from inspiring English sources

Practical experience indicates that eg. high levels of protein in sow feed can lead to diarrhoea in neonatal pigs.

However, all of the investigated herds used restricted levels of protein in sow feed, and had previously tried minimizing protein content with no preventive effect.

For each kilogram of sow feed we supplemented 300 mg Orego-Stim (Meriden Animal Health Ltd ,UK), that is, 15 mg OEO.

Preventive interventions which had failed included minimizing protein-levels in sow feed, optimization of hygiene procedures, immunization by faecal backfeeding and vaccination against CPA and Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2).

Gestating sows were housed in static, pre-implantation groups of approximately 75 sows per pen and fed via a single electronic sow feeding station.

No significant effect of sow feeding method on piglet creep feed intake or growth could be demonstrated.

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of gestating sows housed in groups with electronic sow feeding (ESF) system over three consecutive parities.

However, electronic sow feeding makes heavy demands on the management, feeding and daily supervision of the sows.

In Denmark, two of the most used systems are the "electronic sow feeding" (ESF) and "one eating stall per sow" (OESPS) systems.

Gestation units with electronic sow feeding (ESF) are one of the systems that meet the requirements for production-safe housing for gestating sows (Report no 451).

(Report no 559) Electronic sow feeding and systems with one feeding and resting crate per sow are the most widespread feeding principles for group-housed gestating sows, as individual supply of feed is possible in these systems.