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Advanced Hog Feeding Equipment Now In North America
Longtime equipment producer Big Dutchman has recently developed more technically advanced pig production equipment.
The DryExact Pro mixing system delivers a mixed ration that can be blended with up to 32 ingredients. It’s possible to supply numerous individual feed mixes through independent valves for excellent mixing capabilities with high ration accuracy. The system uses a weighed batch mixer with a 70-liter capacity to create specific feed batches for pigs based on age, size, or other factors. Once mixed, feed is delivered by auger to downstream valves and pens.
The CallMatic Pro electronic feeding system is designed for gestating sows in group housing. While individualized feeding has been difficult in group settings, this process recognizes animals by RFID tags, allows single entry into the feeding unit, and provides the exact nutritional requirements for each pig. Stations can be equipped with mineral and medication dosing as well as sorting gates to remove lame or soon-to-farrow females.
A single unit manages up to 60 sows and features pneumatic gates, solid side partitions, and sound-absorbing materials to reduce noise levels.
The HydroMix Pro is a computer-controlled liquid feeding system for all ages and genders of pigs.
The process uses pumps or air to push individualized rations to desired feeders. It offers the same flexibility as the DryExact Pro, mixing many different rations but using the advantage of water for blending and faster delivery. The equipment is optimal for applications using food by-products configured into rations to reduce costs.
“These key products have been implemented and are currently being used successfully in North America,” says Dillon Hansen, North American Sales Representative for Big Dutchman. “Over 50 sites are using the DryExact Pro with the main focus on research feeding. Thirty thousand sows are using the Callmatic system with success, plus a large number of farms have configured the HydroMix Pro.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Envirotech Ag Systems U.S., 4012 N. Cliff Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 (ph 605-271-5393; dhansen@envirotechag.com; www.envirotechagsystems.com).


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