ACCU-ARM® Survey Scales™
"The
heart of the Weight Watcher™
System"
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Much More than a Mechanical Sort Scale
Each time a pig passes through the Survey Scale, its weight is measured and
stored. Like other automated market scales, each pig can be sorted based
upon preset sort weights. However, the Weight Watcher system does much more.
It continually divides your pigs into 2 to 4 feeding groups as they grow,
based upon their rank in the weight distribution for the pen. Each feeding
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Empty Your Pens Quicker - Lower Your Facility Utilisation Costs
Automatically keep your weight range tight throughout the finishing
cycle. Fewer market sorts are needed, and facilities are turned quicker.
Larger groups of market weight pigs are available for delivery to the
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Training is Quick and Natural in a Manageable Layout
In the Weight Watcher system, pigs learn to use the Survey Scale when
they first enter the finishing pen. Movable gates make market sorting easier
and minimize management intervention. No "food court" is needed.
Feeders are available in 80% of the pen, always fully accessible to all pigs
so intake is never limited by "bullying" animals. |
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Your Pigs Reach Uniform Market Weight Quicker. Sort Loss is Minimised
Want to know the details. Contact us for assistance in planning your next
finish barn or renovating an old one. You can have a Weight Watcher system
often for the same cost as traditional penning.
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DailyWeigh™
Software - Your Data Manager
Review growth curves and calculate average daily gain. Compare pen averages or
entire barns by location or by manager. Study behavior information and environmental
influence on weight.
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Feed by Weight, Not Location or Calendar Dates
The Weight Watcher system helps you feed the pen to reach market quicker at
the exact weight your processor demands. You know the weight distribution of
the pen each day.
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Phase-feed Changes are Efficient, Easy, and Accurate
Match
growth and minimise wasted nutrients. Lightweights can receive a high
performance feed to accelerate gain and finish fast. Heavyweights can
receive a feed that maximises return on gain.
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DailyWeigh™
Software - Your Market Manager
Predict animal weights and know how
many days to target weight. Compare processor prices and calculate premiums and discounts
before selling your pigs.
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Prepare for the Future Now with RFID
The Weight Watcher system is ready for Radio Frequency Identification
technology. With Osborne's e-DISC™ RFID, identify
animals with superb growth. Cull non-performing, pre-market animals quickly.
Increase accuracy of animal weights. Gain total traceability from farm to
slaughter. Upgrade to RFID when you are ready. |
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