Blog posts tagged with 'hog slat'

Shortfalls in watering systems become more evident during the summer heat. Here are some tips to make sure your pigs are getting enough water. 

Learn how to read static pressure for keys to troubleshooting and correcting tunnel ventilation systems.

Use the extra time between groups for a targeted rodent control program. 

Learn how to interpret performance figures for circulation and stir fans.

Emptying a chicken house and closing the doors until the next batch arrives can be a recipe for disaster.  The following guidelines can help you prepare for extended downtimes.

Emptying a hog house and closing the doors until the next group arrives can be a recipe for disaster.  The following guidelines can help you prepare for extended downtimes.

Look at all the factors before deciding to replace the pulleys on existing fans to increase wind speed. 

By Tyler Marion, Hog Slat Engineering Group

2020 Iowa Pork Congress seminar puts focus on increasing equipment life.

Adding discharge cones to a fan increases its air delivery.  Do you know why?

A well-designed facility includes back up systems to prevent losses from power outages or equipment failures. Maintaining this fail-safe equipment should be part of every manager's routine maintenance program.