C32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981 Farm Business Offers hog feeding unit MILFORD, Ind. Chore-Tune Equipment, Inc., introduced a new hog feeding concept at the National Port: Congress held last week in Kansas City, Missouri. The new concept, called Meal-Time feeding, is reported to add 15 to 20 percent to a producer’s net profit per pig by improving feed con version by five percent or more. The company says the concept is the most unique and advanced hog feeding system to come along in over 40 years. The feeding system is the result of four years of sponsored research at Purdue University. Meal-Time feeding was compared to con ventional free-choice feeding, measuring differences in digestive processes and growth patterns of hogs Actual feeding unit con struction and confinement factors as they relate to hogs were also evaluated. The results found a need to change the way in which hogs are being fed showing that the eating habits of free-choice fed LONG JOHN BALMER INSULATION $43 Penryn Rd Manheim PA ' (717)665-4132 News hogs cause feed to be literally forced through their digestive system before the full nutritional value can be absorbed. As a result, free-choice fed hogs have to eat more feed to get the nutrients needed to make each pound of gam. To overcome this wasteful consumption of feed, the new feeding system provides hogs “meals" with an automated feed delivery system two or three times each day. These programmed feeding periods last approximately two to three hours, allowing hogs to have all the feed they want for that period This is followed by a six to nine hour rest period which gives Full Warranty On Insulation For Lite Of Structure • Fully Insured • Free Estimates We Can Do The Job Now more time *or digestion and ab sorption of the available nutrients The result is less feed to add a pound of gain. Research shows the saving can amount to an average of 34 pounds of feed per hog marketed. Improve feed conversion by hogs on the system is aided also because they become conditioned so that they know when feeding periods are near. They tend to be more content and docile during their rest periods than hogs fed free-choice. And less movement results in fewer calories burned off due to excess activity and fighting, the firm claims. The SMITH CATTLEGUARD® Company’s "EASMJCKIIM" FEED BUNKS Centerline Increase the efficiency of your feeding operation with our "EASI LICKIN" Feed bunks! We use the highest quality (5000 PSD concrete to give you a durable bunk with years of maintenance-free service. Because there are no corners where feed can build up and spoil, your livestock will eat more and produce more beef or milk for you. • Steel-Reinforced Precast Concrete • • Smooth Sides Rounded Corners • Less Feed Wasted ® Additional Farm Products The SMITH CATTLEGUARD® • 12', 14', 16' Lengths • 15,000 Installations The Automatic Freeze-Proof Waterer • NO ENERGY NEEDED • 100 Gallon Capacity Stock Tanks • Approved by Soil Conservation Service • 200-Gallon Capacity [m Lm licensed by EASi SET* Industries ALL FEED BUNKS: • Easy Installation and Maintenance • Shown here is the Stage 111 feeding unit, for hogs from 85 pounds to finish. At this stage, hogs are provided with two feeding periods each approximately three hours long. Water is available with each feeding period through five stainless steel water nipples located directly above the feed pan. Fenceline Please send me information on □ cattleguards □ waterers Li feed bunks name address city phone CONCRETE SAFETY SYSTEMS, I Route 1095 Bethel, Pa. 19507 1 (717) 933-4107 8-Foot Sections • state zip
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