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Pig facility

On the 250-sow (farrow-to-finish) pig farm, we produce the final product using a Topigs Norsvin maternal line crossed with a Danbred Duroc terminal boar. Both the maintenance of the nucleus sow herd and the final product production multiplication are carried out with purchased semen. The herd has excellent animal health status, the breeding stock has a stable construction, is prolific, and has good maternal characteristics, while the final product has high growth potential. A 3-week batch system has been established on the farm, with weaning occurring at 26 days, and nursery piglets are moved to the fattening facility at 65 days of age. Bagged and bulk feeds arriving at the farm are manufactured by Agrofeed Kft.'s plant in Szalkszentmárton.

Technological background

The Vivafarm nurseries are equipped with Canadian JYGA Technologies Gestal solo automatic feeders, with which different compositions and nutrient content of suckling sow feeds can be compared within a batch, with doses, curves and appetite characteristics tailored to genotype-parity. On the software user interface, detailed and / or average feed intake data for each sow or batch is available, traceable and can be compared in many ways.

Piglet feeding in the nursery is basically done with Danish DOMINO S.O.22 Uni type combined self-feeders, but precision tools can also be found in this section, as we have placed 4 Hokofarm IVOG weaned piglet feeding stations in a separate room (15 piglets / feeder), where the piglets receive individual magnetic ear tags.

In the standard rooms of the fattening section, there are Big Dutchman JUMBO double combined feeders, but in a specially converted room, we have placed 4 NEDAP ProSense automatic feeding stations suitable for individual weight and feed intake monitoring (15 individuals / station). Here we even have the opportunity to continue the fattening of piglets previously raised on the IVOG until slaughter. In our newest 600-capacity fattening building, we installed Roxell Blu Hox Plus (Fancom) type feeders, where the feed is supplied by a computer-controlled multi-phase feeding system through automatic feeding valves.

Specialized devices, stations

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ALFF® automatic milk feeding system for piglets

  • rearing of piglets exceeding the number of available teats can be solved within the batch
  • dispensing frequency and the amount of milk dispensed are adjustable
  • milk feeding is periodic, similar to the sow's nursing
  • the feeding equipment is easily movable, mobile
  • easy to keep clean, hygienic
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JYGA Gestal solo® feeder for farrowing

  • different compositions and nutrient-rich lactating sow feeds/batches
  • doses, curves tailored to genotype-parity
  • appetite characteristics specific to the individual
  • detailed and / or average daily feed intake data, traceable, comparative studies
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FREEDA (NEDAP) ProSense® fattening feeder stations

  • 4 PPT feeding stations in a fattening barn room
  • 4 x 15 fattening individual performance data
  • Space/pen: 2.75m2/pig
  • general weight category: between 26-28 kg and 115-125 kg live weight
  • Usually 2 or 4 treatments set at a time, 30 or 15 repetitions/batch

1200g-1300 g / daily weight gain; 2.3-2.4 kg / kg feed conversion ratio

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Fancom Multi-phase Roxell® BLU HOX PLUS

  • 3x200 pig capacity
  • 35 pigs/feeder, 6 pens/batch
  • Feed intake / feeding phase / feeder
  • Feed dose adjustable according to different proportions
  • Each pen equipped with a separate feeder
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Hokofarm IVOG® piglet feeder stations

  • 4 feeder stations
  • 15 piglets/feeder station
  • 4*15=60 total piglets / batch /
  • IVOG observation
  • Daily, individual feed intake data/piglet (between 26 to 65 days of age)