Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs

Amornthewaphat, N.; Hancock, Joe D.; Behnke, Keith C.; McKinney, Leland J.; Starkey, C.W.; Lee, D.J.; Jones, C.L.; Park, J.S.; Dean, D.W.

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Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs

Amornthewaphat, N.; Hancock, Joe D.; Behnke, Keith C.; McKinney, Leland J.; Starkey, C.W.; Lee, D.J.; Jones, C.L.; Park, J.S.; Dean, D.W.

Pigs fed from wet/dry shelf-feeders had 6.8% greater ADG compared to those fed from dry shelf-feeders and used 18.3% less water than those fed from conventional feeders.

Keywords: Swine; Feeder design; Wet/Dry feeder; Finishing pigs

Conference: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 2000
Starting Page: 123, Ending Page: 126
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

Date: 2000

Conference paper

Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/2634

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