Pig Housing Development
Pig Housing Development
The British pig industry has suffered from a lack of investment in buildings, mostly in nursery and grower/finisher accommodation. A consequence of this is poor pig performance on many pig units and this leads to an increased cost of production.
Pig producers on a BPEX study tour in October 2014 looked at how the Irish pig industry has developed over the last twenty years and, in particular, how producers have coped with loose housing of sows since the EU sow stall ban, as well as looking at wet feed systems and novel ventilation systems. Download the report
Finisher Pig Buildings Design and Build – a blueprint for English farms
This is BPEX’s comprehensive guide to new building construction for English pig producers – how to plan, design and build a new finishing house
A hard copy version is available free of charge to BPEX levy payers. Please contact [email protected] providing your name and business address.
Modern high quality buildings are an important part of pig management allowing high standards of:
- Animal health and welfare
- Improve feed use and growth rates
- Reduce environmental impacts such as release of odour and ammonia
- Offer opportunities to improve labour
- Improve energy efficiency
- Allow the adoption of renewable energy technology
For more detailed information regarding building design please refer to the BPEX Environmental Management for Healthy Pig Production document or the BPEX British Pig Project.
A pocket book summarising the key figures and legislative requirements for pig accommodation in England has been published by BPEX – download
