Project

Two electronic one-space dry feeders for piglets

Code
01B07115
Duration
01 June 2015 → 31 May 2019
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • General biology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Veterinary medicine
Keywords
piglets feed intake digestive physiology growth
 
Project description

Monitoring and controlling feed intake on individual basis is imperative to understand the development of the digestive tract and to evaluate the effect of dietary interventions in weaned piglets. The proposal seeks for the purchase of two electronic one-space dry feeders enabling to record and control in real-time the voluntary feed intake in an animal friendly and practical manner.