S110
Sow Feeder
Keep Sows in Top Condition
Ad libitum feed is always fresh and available for your sow
with the S110 sow feeder. Feed consumption matches Osborne ad libitum
electronic feeders for which waste is nil. Typical
"tub-style" farrowing crate feeders cannot compare, even with
three-times-a-day manual refilling. Refill automatically from a
flex-auger without fear of a sow "unloading the bulk bin". The
Big Wheel mechanical-flow mechanism controls feed delivery.
 The
S110 sow feeder matches eating behaviour of each sow. Total eating time
is similar to other feeders, but meal timing and meal sizes uniquely
match the needs of each sow, without affecting total nursing time for
piglets. Feed intake by sows is higher because it is there when they are
ready to eat, fresh and in the amount that they need it. Because feed
intake is higher, sow condition is maintained and milk production is
optimum.
Retention of condition means faster return to oestrus so
that the sow can stay productive. Some producers even claim that many
sows leave the farrowing crate in better condition than when they
entered it. Our studies show that sows uniformly retain body weight,
even during heavy lactation.
Optimum milk production means higher average weaning
weights for piglets. Some users claim the average weaning weights
increase by over 0.5 kg per piglet from about 5 to nearly 6 kg by
feeding their sows better with the S110. Our studies confirm that litter
weights rise with ad libitum feeding with this Big Wheel Feeder.
Feed trough stays clean, with no corners or cracks to trap
feed. Washing and disinfecting are easy and quick.
The reverse trough lip of the S110 scrapes feed from the sow's chin
hairs to save feed and prevents lower teeth from damaging the
long-lasting RTMGlas™ trough. The reliable preset flow-rate allows for
no adjustment to be needed for most feeders. A removable disk changes
flow-rate for major changes in feed type.
Adaptation to existing gates is easy. We fabricate a wide range of
head-gate adapters to match common farrowing crate styles or design to
your special requirements.
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