articles about drinker

How to prepare a sow farm for summer: Tips to avoid problems
Summer is no time to wing it. The consequences of mistakes during this season are immediate and can be devastating.

Constructing a pig farm: Turnkey or put on a hard hat?
Making the right choice is not just a matter of cost, but also of strategic vision and risk management.

Access to drinking water and feed to improve welfare
This second article from the WelfarePIGnet project describes practices for improving pig access to feed and drinking water, including the costs of implementing them.

How to create different designated areas for finishing pigs?
It is a matter of considering animal welfare, workplace ergonomics, respect for the environment, and societal expectations.

How to manage facility maintenance on sow farms?
Scheduling certain tasks, monitoring spare parts stock, checking electrical elements - what does proper maintenance management consist of?

Visit to the IFIP-Institut du Porc experimental swine station
Since 1998, IFIP has had an experimental farm located in Romillé, Brittany, France, which allows them to run all types of trials at all stages of production.

CP Foods implements strict water management to strengthen food security against El Niño
The company is advancing plans to confront the water scarcity anticipated from El Niño's influence.

Water medication: Critical points in water medication
The knowledge and the experience of the veterinarian are important, but not enough. The most valuable information will be provided by the farmer, because they know their pigs and many details that the veterinarian may not see or know.

Pedregales farm: Innovating to face challenges in the swine industry
What can we do to face the challenges in the industry? Innovate, research, and bring science closer to the field.

Water medication: How low water consumption affects medication results
Upon medicating water, the doses should be repeated with a time interval that prevents plasma levels from dropping below the minimum effective concentration and exceeding the toxic concentration.

Water medication: The effect of pH on medications and possible corrections
Are you aware that using certain medications in acidified water may limit their efficacy? Do you know the pH of the water before starting a medication in water?
Effect of drinker type on water disappearance of nursery pigs
Water consumption and wastage behaviour in pigs: implications for antimicrobial administration and stewardship
Effects of cooled floor pads and chilled drinking water on behavior and performance of lactating sows under heat stress

HPNow: EPA determines HPGenTM as a pesticide device for use in agriculture
Based on this determination, HPNow will now be expanding its activity in the United States and will be offering HPGen™ for livestock drinking water.