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Facteurs influençant le comportement alimentaire et les performances du porc sevré: l'équipement d'alimentation.
Laitat, Martine; Vandenheede, Marc; Nicks, Baudouin
2005In Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 149 (2), p. 61-74
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Abstract :
[en] Among the most important elements of the nursery pen design, the feeder allows or not the optimisation of pigs' performance. Two principal design features can characterize a feeder : the way pigs will be fed ( wet, dry or wet/dry) and its capacity, which depends in turn on the trough length or the number of feeding spaces ( mono - or multi- space feeder and communal trough). To determine the number of pigs that can be accommodated per feeder, the daily time spent per pig at the feeder - depending on pig size and feed delivered - must be taken into account. Recommendations of 4 to 10 weaned pigs per feeding space are generally given. Pigs are able to adapt their eating behaviour when crowding occurs but suboptimal situations may reduce feed intake and productivity and even impair welfare. Some particularities of the feeder such as limited depth, feeder gap opening, lip height, side panels or protective crate can limit feed spillage and/ or agonistic interactions at the feeder. Feeder position in the pen should prevent pigs to be disturbed while eating and allow free movement of penmates.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Laitat, Martine  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de production (DCP) > Département clinique des animaux de production (DCP)
Vandenheede, Marc ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Ethologie vétérinaire et bien-être des animaux
Nicks, Baudouin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Ecologie et éthologie vétérinaires
Language :
French
Title :
Facteurs influençant le comportement alimentaire et les performances du porc sevré: l'équipement d'alimentation.
Alternative titles :
[en] Factors influencing feeding behaviour and performance of weaned pigs : feeding equipment
Publication date :
2005
Journal title :
Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire
ISSN :
0003-4118
eISSN :
1781-3875
Publisher :
Annales Medecine Veterinaire, Liege, Belgium
Volume :
149
Issue :
2
Pages :
61-74
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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