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Feeding of pigs: effect of silage (OK-Net Ecofeed Video)

{Tool} Feeding of pigs: effect of silage (OK-Net Ecofeed Video). Creator(s): Holinger, Mirjam and Früh, Barbara. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. OK-Net EcoFeed slideshow. (2019)

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[thumbnail of Youtube-video] Video (MPEG) - German/Deutsch (Youtube-video)
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[thumbnail of Youtube-video] Video (MPEG) - French/Francais (Youtube-video)
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Document available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kv85NhNdtI


Summary

Giving fattening pigs access to roughages such as grass silage is a cheap and effective way to improve pig health. Roughages also help satisfy the pigs' need for exploration and digging in the ground.


EPrint Type:Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:Fattening pigs are often fed with highly ground feed and housed in an environment without straw. This lack of structure in feed increases the risk for gastric ulcers, which is a frequent health problem in pigs.
What solution does the tool offer?:It has been shown that providing pigs with grass silage clearly improves gastric health, even if straw is available.
Country:Switzerland
Type of Practice Tool:Video
Theme:Crop specific
Keywords:animal husbandry, feeding, silage, swine, rations
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
swine
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555
English
feeding
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838
English
animal husbandry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532
English
silage
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7060
English
rations
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6461
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed
European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed > OK-Net Ecofeed Tools
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal nutrition
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Pigs
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:773911
Related Links:https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/photos/a.341364110046066/400308547484955, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1120609916639690752, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/35301
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Basler, Andreas
ID Code:35301
Deposited On:18 Apr 2019 06:37
Last Modified:16 Feb 2022 12:31
Document Language:English, German/Deutsch, French/Francais
Status:Published

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