REVIEW ▶▶▶ Virtual SPACE: Five pig
Even though the physical trade show of SPACE in Rennes, France, had to be cancelled this September due to Covid-19, the annual award procedure did go on as planned. Five swine innovations deserve a closer look.
BY VINCENT TER BEEK, EDITOR, PIG PROGRESS E
very September, SPACE attracts roughly 140,000 farming visitors from all over the world. Although the show had to be cancelled this year, the Innov’SPACE awards were handed out on 15 September. In total,
26 out of the 70 applications received either one or two stars. Five of these awards are useful for the swine industry.
I-Tek, Weantek Farrowing and post-weaning pen The only pig innovation to win two stars in the 2020 Innov’ SPACE awards is this combination pen. It combines both a large lactation pen as well as a post-weaning pen just for grower pigs. The pen, by I-Tek, can have three different func- tions. First, the sow can be locked up during parturition and shortly after; secondly, the sow can be in the pen with her piglets; and thirdly, the grower pigs themselves can stay in it. The system has been designed to promote animal growth by reducing the stress of weaning. In addition, the need for cleaning and human intervention is reduced. The locks at the top and bottom do not require any specific tools. The pen can be included into new buildings; retrofitting is also an option.
In total, 26 out of the 70 applications received either one or two I-Tek’s farrowing and post-weaning pen. 10 ▶PIG PROGRESS | Volume 36, No. 9, 2020
Theseo, TH-Gold Disinfectant based solely on formic acid This disinfectant has formic acid as its only active ingredi- ent. Formic acid is found in nature, secreted by nettles or ants to defend against their attackers. The low-classified biocide with a favourable tox- ic and eco-toxicological pro- file will allow the product to be used in organic breeding. Disinfectants based on organ- ic acids often have the defect of foaming suboptimally; experience has shown that this product by Theseo is “dense and smooth”. The foam adheres to vertical surfaces, resulting in a longer activity time of the disinfectant on micro-organisms. In France, the product will be available from November/December 2020.
The formic acid disinfect- ant by Theseo.
PHOTO: I-TEK
PHOTO: THESEO
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