Major revamp of grower facility with genetics switch
By Danish Genetics - Monday, 5 December 2022
Sjoerd Derksen is an ambitious young farmer in the Netherlands who started producing grower pigs in a facility that received a substantial facelift in 2021. He invested in Danish genetics for optimal growth and performance. The first results look encouraging.
High health status
In the set-up with spacious departments, the outgoing air from the farrowing pen now passes through the gestating sow house and is extracted from there to the air scrubber, without an air duct being needed. In veterinary terms, that is not a problem, as the farm has been working with Danish SPF sows from breeding company Danish Genetics since the restart. The animals are free from Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo), Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus.
Read the full article in Pig Progress,
https://www.pigprogress.net/world-of-pigs/farm-visits/farm-visit-major-revamp-of-grower-facility-with-pig-genetics-switch/
