Flooring For Weaned Pigs

Tests conducted by double l show that producers using the 4 x 6 wean to finish pig mat can use 36 less energy to maintain the pig s body temperature 105 degrees versus a pig lying on a concrete floor.

Flooring for weaned pigs. It starts with our sow platforms and nursery flooring systems made of state of the art polypropylene to ensure long term durability. Wean to finish from weaning to slaughter in a same phase improves animal health because stress caused by the moving to the finishing facilities is. Per boar 6 8 sqm. Our plastic and cast iron slats have been on the market for 30 years and they are under constant development and optimization.

Using a double layer of mats in the center position raises the sow for easier access to teats for nursing. Hog helper mats insulate slatted floors which eliminates chilling drafts resulting in a warm surface that provides better creep comfort. By feeding surplus garden vegetables table scraps and some grain they ll grow up to 200 pounds in 20 weeks. Aco funki offers a complete flooring program for pig barns.

This attracts piglets to sleep away from the sow and it greatly reduces crush kill. The new premier nursery floor has a bright lime green color for easy scour detection of pigs up to 120 pounds. A flat solid floor is usually made from cement but not polished to avoid slipping or from hard soil. Thermal comfort for little pigs in cold wean to finish barn.

The floor should be sloping away to the rear to facilitate cleaning with water. Excelerator nursery floor is a high impact virgin polypropylene slat for pigs up to 75 pounds. There is a wide range of slats of various sizes and surfaces. Comfort clean flexible keeping your pigs comfortable and clean is the primary objective of all farmweld sow and pig flooring products.

Depending on the individual wishes of the pig farmer nooyen offers supercoated plastic tri bar or tri cast slats or a combination possibly also with a concrete section. Per piglet 0 3 0 5 sqm. Six week old pigs already weaned can be bought by mail. Nooyen weaning products piglets are particularly sensitive immediately after weaning.

Flooring must be suitable for the size and weight of pigs and where no bedding is provided must form a rigid even and stable surface. The advantage nursery floor is for pigs up to 150 pounds and has 1 4 gap perimeter that is easy to power wash clean. In a high quality and easy to clean shed you can ease this transition which helps you to prevent a teat dip. They are comfortable and hygienic achieving the proper disposal of slurry.