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Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs

Authors

• • N Amornthewaphat
• • Joe D Hancock
• • Keith C Behnke
• • Leland J McKinney
• • C W Starkey
• • D J Lee
• • C L Jones
• • J S Park
• • D W Dean

Abstract

Pigs fed from wet/dry shelf-feeders had 6.8% greater ADG compared to those fed from dry shelf-feeders and used 18.3% less water than those fed from conventional feeders.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 2000

Keywords: Swine day, 2000, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 01-138-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 858, Swine, Feeder design, Wet/Dry feeder, Finishing pigs

How to Cite: Amornthewaphat, N. , Hancock, J. D. , Behnke, K. C. , McKinney, L. J. , Starkey, C. W. , Lee, D. J. , Jones, C. L. , Park, J. S. & Dean, D. W. (2000) “Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6666