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GROWER FINISHER ROOM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Housing Facilities
  • Pig Raising
CONT

The grower/finisher room measured 14.3 m X 11.0 m X 3.0 m. The pen floor was partially slatted (30% of the pen area). A total of 132 pigs were housed in the room with 95 kg being the average mass of the animals at the completion of the study.

CONT

Six swine production sites were assessed to determine levels of H2S exposure while workers performed specific manure management tasks in gestation, farrowing, nursery and grower-finisher rooms.

Key term(s)
  • grower finisher room

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logement des animaux d'élevage
  • Élevage des porcs
OBS

Les porcs en croissance et à l'engraissement restent plus propres dans des enclos longs et étroits. Vingt porcs en croissance, ou dix à l'engraissement, peuvent être enfermés dans des enclos de seulement 1,5 m x 4,8 m. Des compartiments plus grands pour des groupes plus importants peuvent être utilisés, mais il faut toujours qu'ils soient au moins trois fois plus longue que larges.

Spanish

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