{Tool} Feeding grass/clover silage to finisher pigs in addition to liquid feeding (OK-Net Ecofeed video). Creator(s): Nordlund Othén, Janne; Åkerfeldt, Magdalena and Löfquist, Ingela. Issuing Organisation(s): SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. OK-Net Ecofeed video. (2021)
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Document available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1XU-mm9kZ4
Summary in the original language of the document
The test aimed to evaluate the feasibility of including grass/clover silage in addition to the liquid feed, and to observe possible effects on behaviour and evaluate if the silage could complement parts of the commercial liquid feed, without impairing the pigs’ growth. Silage can serve as addition to liquid feeding and benefit animal welfare by increase the pigs’ possibilities to perform foraging and exploration behaviours. To be able to lower the commercial feeding ration and replace it with silage, it is important that it has a good structure and that it is palatable. This increases silage consumption.
This tool is applicable to pig farmers in northern Europe, using silage in their feed rations.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Increased activity and reduced social and harmful interactions between pigs, when feeding silage. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Including silage in the rations of growing and finishing pigs positively affects their behaviour. Increased activity and reduced social and harmful interactions between pigs, can in increase pig welfare. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Chopped grass/clover silage (small particle size) in a liquid feeding system could be a potential way to feed silage to pigs. |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Keywords: | animal husbandry, animal production, swine, animal welfare, feeding, animal nutrition, feed quality, feed technology |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English animal production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 English swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English feeding http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838 English animal nutrition http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27925 English feed quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15850 English feed technology UNSPECIFIED |
| 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 Sweden > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) > SLU Centre for organic Food and Farming, Epok European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 773911 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39736, https://www.slu.se/en/Collaborative-Centres-and-Projects/epok-centre-for-organic-food-and-farming/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1XU-mm9kZ4 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 39736 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Apr 2021 14:57 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 10:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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