Tour - 2nd stage accommodation
- Pigs enter the second stage house at 18 kg
- Each weeks pigs are housed in a separate room allowing for all in-all out
- The rooms are serviced by a common access passage
- Pigs can be viewed through a window in the door of each room
- Ventilation, temperature and lighting can be adjusted from the main access passage
- Each room is subdivided into 4 pens
- The pigs remain in the second stage house up to 35 kg
- Fully slatted plastic floors ensure pig comfort and cleanliness
- Stale air is extracted via a roof mounted fan
- Air is drawn into the room through perforations in the ceiling
- Incoming air is heated by "Delta Bars"
- These contain water which is heated by oil
- Both heating and ventilation are computer controlled
- The room environment is automatically adjusted depending on external temperature and pig size
- The lying pattern of the pigs shows an ideal environment is being achieved
- Pigs are fed pellets ad-lib
- The "Maxi-Mat" feeders are positioned in the divisions between two pens of pigs
- There are 30 pigs/feeder
- In addition to water nipples in the feeders, drinking bowls are also provided