It is Tuesday 24 January 2012 and The AGTV Network continues looking at equipment for hogs.
When you have feeder pig operation getting to that magic weight is the goal. In case you are looking for a scale…
Sort Scale System
 CHORE-TIME® stainless steel pig sorting weigh scale unit |
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 Exit end of the CHORE-TIME® stainless steel sorting scale |
 Typical house layout for a CHORE-TIME® Pig Management System |
Weigh Pigs Accurately and Sort Them Automatically
The CHORE-TIME® Pig Management and Sort Scale System can help producers:
- Track pig weight progress accurately
- Group pigs automatically as they grow
- Sort pigs and plan ahead with packer schedules
This helps producers to maximize profits by taking advantage of packer carcass merit premiums for weight at the time of marketing.
The CHORE-TIME Sort Scale System is simple and consists of a weigh scale and sorter connected to a computerized controller.
- As a pig walks to the barn’s eating area, it enters the weighing scale where the controller reads the pig’s weight.
- After determining the animal’s weight, the controller automatically sorts pigs by opening a front door on the scale for the hog to exit either to the right or to the left according to the pig’s weight.
Looking for maybe of a more hi tech version.
nursery scale : automatic weighing pigs during nursery
Nursery scale
The nursery scale is a livestock scale measuring and recording the pigs weight real-time. It’s worlds the first automatic standalone wireless (or wired) pig weighing scale for the nursery phase. The fact that pigs are intelligent, curious and active animals results in numerous weight measurements. The pig-scale is unique because it’s 24/7 weighing pigs with a accuracy of +/- 1%, there is no human intervention necessary, and its world’s first automatic weighing-system for the nursery phase.
nursery scale features
one-time investment
The piglet-scale is the first automatic weighing-system for the nursery phase. It’s low-cost resulting in a high return on investment.
1% accurate average weight
Monitoring the piglet weight is vital for increasing insights in your barn efficiency and health. The provided data by the piglet-scale is 1% accurate and it’s an innovative management tool for raising pigs, improving production efficiency and lowering cost.
nutrition diet based on weight
An accurate weight is required for nutrition requirements, medication dosing and general health monitoring of the livestock. Based on the real-time weight data the diet can be matched to the pig’s requirements. Maximizing the growth potential.
sorting based on weight
A painter is installed to ease piglet sorting, resulting in a high uniformity at your finisher barns.
early problem indication
By analysing the actual growth consistently possible diseases can be observed and treated in an early stage. Possible diseases result in most cases in less appetite which in turn results in lower average weights.
No human intervention
No human intervention is needed to safely weight the livestock resulting in time savings and stress reduction to each individual animal making it healthier and calmer which in return avoids loss of production results from stress
durable an simple to clean
Newcoming pigs lack the robust immune system. Properly nursery facilities are therefore of high importance paying dividends in terms of enhanced growth performance. The piglet-scale constructed of fully stainless steel and contains load cells of the highest standards (IP68). Making it durable and simple to clean and disinfect.
easy to setup and install
The pig-scale is easy to setup and install. It’s also easy to change between barns making it possible to get a quick indication of how pigs in other barns are performing..
nursery scale specifications
OptiLink management and Analyse software
OptiLink management and analyse software is standard included with the pig-scale. With OptiLink you are able to access the real-time data of your pigs from everywhere. Graphs and tables makes it easy to analyse the real-time data of the pigs and management decisions can be made accordingly. If a direct connection with the internet is available you can manage your pigs and analyse the data from any desired location in the world. If desired your business advisor(s) can watch along.
management and analyse
analyse data (tables and graphs)
access from everywhere
Testimonial nursery scale
Lets say you need a little bigger version
hog-scale: automatic weighing pigs during growth-finishing phase
hog scale
During the growth / finisher phase it is important to accurately feed the pigs to maximize their performance. By monitoring the growth the feed can be adjusted accordingly. A regularly recurring task is picking pigs suitable for delivery. Depending on the weight range agreed with the slaughterhouse, it is desirable to know the pigs weight and the weight distribution. To achieve good performances good management plays an vital role. By measuring (especially weighing) you can make management decisions based on real-time indicators.
The hog scale provides insights into the growth of the pigs during the fattening round. You exactly know, at each moment of the day, the weigh and weight spread of your pigs. The hog weigher can also be equipped with an marker to mark the pigs according a pre-set marking weight. This way pigs that are suitable for delivery will be marked accordingly making sorting easy and accurate. This way unpleasant surprises (penalties) at the end of the round can be provided.
hog scale features
one-time investment
The hog-scale is a standalone automatic weighing-system for the growth / finisher phase. It’s low-cost resulting in a high return on investment.
1% accurate average weight
Monitoring the hogs weight is vital for increasing insights in your barn efficiency and health. The provided data by the hog scale is 1% accurate and it’s an innovative management tool for raising pigs, improving production efficiency and lowering cost.
nutrition diet based on weight
An accurate weight is required for nutrition requirements, medication dosing and general health monitoring of the livestock. Based on the real-time weight data the diet can be matched to the pig’s requirements. Maximizing the growth potential.
sorting based on weight
A painter is installed to ease sorting hogs, making sorting easy and accurate.
early problem indication
By analysing the actual growth consistently possible diseases can be observed and treated in an early stage. Possible diseases result in most cases in less appetite which in turn results in lower average weights.
No human intervention
No human intervention is needed to safely weight the livestock resulting in time savings and stress reduction to each individual animal making it healthier and calmer which in return avoids loss of production results from stress
durable an simple to clean
Properly hog facilities are of high importance paying dividends in terms of enhanced growth performance. The hog scale constructed of fully stainless steel and contains load cells of the highest standards (IP68). Making it durable and simple to clean and disinfect.
easy to setup and install
The hog scale is easy to setup and install. It’s also easy to change between barns making it possible to get a quick indication of how hogs in other barns are performing..
hog scale specifications
Analyse software
OptiLink management and analyse software is standard included with the pig-scale. With OptiLink you are able to access the real-time date of your pigs from everywhere. Graphs and tables makes it easy to analyse the real-time data of the pigs and management decisions can be made accordingly. If a direct connection with the internet is available you can manage your pigs and analyse the data from any desired location in the world. If desired your business advisor(s) can watch along.
management and analyse
analyse data (graphs and tables)
access from everywhere
Are you a vet and need a small scale
So weigh in with your two cents on scales for hogs.