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Article
Method and means for quasi ad-libitum feeding for gestation sows in loose housing
Iowa State University Patents
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
12-3-1996
Disciplines
Abstract
A gestation sow feeding system has a sow bedding enclosure, a gated scale weighing station, an alley connecting the scale weighing station with two separate feeding pens having entry and exist gates, and a bypass gate connecting the alley and the bedding enclosure. The traffic of sows through the system is monitored and controlled by a computer which controls the gates of the system, measures the weight and average daily gain of each sow weighed, and directs the weighed sow to the feeding pen for a ration of feed to permit the sow to adjust to a targeted average daily weight stored in the computer.
Patent Number
5,579,719
Assignee
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Application Number
418,006
Date Filed
4-6-1995
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Steven J. Hoff, Mark S. Honeyman, James D. McKean, Dwaine S. Bundy, et al.. "Method and means for quasi ad-libitum feeding for gestation sows in loose housing" (1996) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_hoff/6/