Effects of Finishing Pigs in Hoop Structures on Swine Performance, Pork Composition, and Pork Quality
By Brenda Patton, Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, Mark Honeyman and Steven Lonergan. This article is from the Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006.

Air modeling: The newest tool in proper hog barn siting
When Andy Muff opened his new 2,490-head finishing barns to pigs last month, he knew he had the best possible site available. The Ventura-area farmer had gone to great lengths to ensure that his operation was sited to minimize any impact on his neighbors...

Sow Housing Options For Gestation
By Jay D. Harmon, Iowa State University and Donald G. Levis, The Ohio State University - Housing for gestating sows is very important to promote productivity, longevity and welfare of sows.

Housing options for farrowing: Considerations for animal welfare and economics
By John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University - Housing systems for farrowing sows have changed very little in the past 30 years.

The Effect of Space Allocation in Hoop Structures on Swine Performance and Pork Quality
By Brenda Patton, Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, Mark Honeyman and Steven Lonergan. This article is from the Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006.

The Effect of Space Allocation in Hoop Structures on Swine Performance and Pork Quality
By Brenda Patton, research assistant, animal science; Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, associate professor of animal science; Mark Honeyman, professor of animal science; Steven Lonergan, associate professor of animal science. This article is from the Iowa State...

Using a 24’ x 48’ Deep Bedded Hoop Barn for Nursery Age Pigs
By the Minnesota Department of Agriculture - This project was an on-farm study to see how nursery age pigs gain and interact in a deep bedded hoop barn. The amount of bedding, the temperatures inside and outside of the hoop barn, the manure pack temperatures,...

Performance Comparison of Hoop Barns vs. Slatted Barns
By Kent Dornink and published by the Minnesota Depertment of Agriculture - There is a lack of information about performance of hogs in hoop barns vs. slatted finishing barns in northern climates. This project split groups of finisher pigs into two groups,...

Alternative farrowing accommodation in the pork industry
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese Livestock Officers (Pigs) and Ian Kruger Environmental Engineer Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact provides a brief overview of alternative farrowing accommodation (for giving birth to piglets)...

Deep-Litter Housing For Pigs
By Ian Kruger, Graeme Taylor, Greg Roese and Hugh Payne and published by NSW Department of Primary Industries - This Primefact reviews deep-litter housing (DLH), a key technology that has continued to gain momentum in the pork industry.

Effects of Housing Grow-Finish Pigs in Two Different Group Sizes and Two Different Floor Space Allocations
By Brandy Street and Harold Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Past studies on small groups (10-40) of pigs have found a negative impact of crowding on productivity and welfare. Studies examining groups of greater than 40 pigs per pen...

Preparing Your Barn for Spring and Winter
By Brian Andries and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The variation in temperature changes starting late fall and progressing into the winter months requires strategies dealing with ventilating pig barns in our cold climate regions. Ventilation...

Seven ways to reduce energy costs
By Jay Harmon, Ph.D., P.E., Iowa State University and Mark Boggess, Ph.D., National Pork Board - The high price of energy will impact many activities on the farm. Not only are prices at the gasoline pump high, but as oil and energy costs rise, natural...

The Effect of Light Type on Gilt Performance
By Jennifer Hannesson, Pork Technology Transfer Specialist, Alberta Government. In Canada, swine barns are mostly intensive confinement facilities, which rely on artificial lighting. The majority of energy for lighting is consumed by breeding/farrowing...

Energy Use in Pig Farming
By the National Pig Association - Pig farmers use energy in both intensive and extensive rearing systems in order to achieve their production goals. The main uses of energy are for building services, animal feeding systems and waste removal. Energy also...

The effect of sow housing systems on longevity, performance and behavior
By Todd See - Researchers from the University of Minnesota reported results from studies that evaluated the effect of sow housing systems on longevity, performance and behavior at the recent Midwestern Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science...

Summer Swine Management
By M. Todd See, NCSU Swine Extension - Summer is here, and for pork producers in the Southeast that means hot, humid weather. It is ime to start making plans and evaluating swine facilities for helping pigs cope with summertime weather.

Hooped Shelters For Hogs
By Lance Gegner, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This publication discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of using hooped structures for finishing hogs or housing gestating sows.

To Keep the Swine Healthy, Keep the Surroundings Clean
By The Food Safety Consortium - Looking for ways to keep marketbound swine as free of Salmonella as possible, researchers have come back to what most suspected in the first place: follow principles of sanitation on the farm, keep the transport vehicles...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Swine Production Systems
By Claude Laguë P.Eng., Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan and published by the Prairie Swine Center - There is a general agreement in the scientific community to the effect that the increased atmospheric concentrations of what is referred to as greenhouse...

Noise Management at Intensive Livestock Installations
By the Environment Agency - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) is a regulatory system that employs an integrated approach to control the environmental impacts of certain industrial activities. In England and Wales IPPC operates under the...

Do pigs really suffer from 'drafts'?
By Nick Bird for FarmEx - So, what about "draughts"? After years of research, I feel I can tell you a little about them. Draughts are something your granny feels, but you don't. They are something that pigs that tail-bite feel, but pigs that are happy...

Optimizing Heating Costs in Grower-Finisher
By S.P. Lemay and L. Chénard and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Livestock production under cold climate requires control systems that provide a healthy environment for animals and workers without wasting energy. Most of the control systems that...