Research projects

    PigFeed

    Minihuber Ulrike, DI

    DI Ulrike Minihuber

    Alternative strategies - breeding, husbandry, veterinary medicine

    When weaning piglets, the transition from liquid food intake (sow's milk) to solid food (piglet starter) is a critical phase and must therefore be designed in the best possible way.

    For optimal preparation, the piglets must be fed in a timely manner. The aim of the project is to investigate the feed intake behavior of piglets and sows during the nursing period in different free housing systems. The piglets are fed in different places on the floor (lying area, activity area, piglet nest area). The parameters of weight development of the piglets, feed intake of the sows and piglets (g or kg/day), working time requirements and behavior (synchronous eating, mutual learning) are examined.

    piglet

    piglet

     HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

     

    Feed intake behavior of sows and piglets during the nursing period in different free housing systems

    Minihuber Ulrike (2013 - 2015)
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