Typical ventilation controllers turn devices (heaters or fans) on and off in response to temperature changes as detected by one or more temperature probes suspended in the animal facility. Current ventilation control strategies as implemented by almost all ventilation controllers … Continue reading
Many of the readers of this blog have tunnel ventilated wean-finish or grow-finish facilities. Others have seen these type of facilities and have questions about how they function in terms of meeting the heat removal needs of growing pigs. A … Continue reading
I track the carcass weight and weighted average net price as reported daily in the National Daily Direct Prior Day Slaughtered Swine report (LM_HG201) from USDA. This report gives a detailed look at the prior day slaughter numbers, carcass measurements … Continue reading
Once again there have been reports of pig deaths due to fires in production facilities. Earlier this winter I wrote about communicating with your local fire department regarding details of your production site, maps of facilities, etc. I recently came … Continue reading
Last week I was a participant at the London, Ontario Swine Conference. This conference is the largest swine conference in Eastern Canada and was well attended. There were over 360 registrants for Wednesday’s general sessions and breakouts. On Thursday the … Continue reading