Piglet survival is decided in the first 72 hours, and it is decided by temperature and crushing. This package is built around those two factors.
Temperature
Heated nests with rubber plates or under-floor heating keep the piglet zone at 30–32 °C while the sow zone stays at 18–20 °C. We size the heating load with your local climate, and add covered nest panels so heat is not lost into the house.
Crushing
Anti-crush bars, a protected lying area and a crate width matched to your sow breed reduce losses without confining the sow more than necessary. For welfare contracts, free-access pens with the same nest design are available.
Feeding and water
The sow is fed at a trough with a feed divider; piglets get a creep feeder and low-flow nipple drinkers at 250 mm mounting height, so they start eating and drinking before weaning and lose less weight at the transition.
Summer cooling
Farrowing houses overheat quickly because of the litter heat. We combine minimum ventilation with cooling pads or high-velocity tunnel cooling sized to your summer maximum temperature.