Pig farming
Automated solutions for individual pig farm management in the entire production cycle.
Livestock management
Solutions
Success
Stories
“We can feed each sow exactly according to our pre-set feed curve."
About the farm
- 500 sows
- Expanded from 300 sows at transition to ESF
- Multi-generation family farm
Nedap solutions
Results
28
Weaned pigs per sow per year
Labor efficiency
System flags sows needing attention
Less than 10%
Return to estrus
A year into the transition, the sows are producing more consistently.
About the farm
- 350 sows
- Multi-generation family farm
- Grain grown and feed mixed on-farm
Nedap solutions
Results
"Tranquility"
Pen design promotes calm sows
More pigs per sow per year
Steady improvement from 23 psy since transitioning to ESF
Positive image
Neighbors and farmers who visit are "enthusiastic" about the system
“This is the first group sow management system I have been around I think is less stressful for the sow than being in a stall.”
About the farm
- 22,000 sows at 4 sites
- Finish their own pigs
- Keep sows in dynamic groups of 250 or more
Nedap solutions
Results
Calm sows
Forward-exit feeders minimize conflict
34-35
PSY. As productive as their individual gestation stalls
Efficiency
System is easy to use and saves time in pens