Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs (2000)

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

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

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

Recommended Citation

Amornthewaphat, N; Hancock, Joe D.; Behnke, Keith C.; McKinney, Leland J.; Starkey, C W.; Lee, D J.; Jones, C L.; Park, J S.; and Dean, D W. (2000) "Effects of feeder design (conventional dry feeder, dry shelf-feeder, and wet/dry shelf-feeder) on finishing pigs (2000)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6666