Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF) to help comply with Proposition 12
As the pork industry continues to trend toward group housing sows and producers look for options to comply with standards for Proposition 12, many have achieved success through ESF – or Electronic Sow Feeding. When a group housing system is too simple there is a compromise for the sow, but when it becomes too complex then the compromise is with the people.
The MAXIMUS ESF system is the solution that combines productivity and animal welfare by providing:
- Customized feeding matrix based on body condition, parity, and number of gestation and lactation days.
- Ability to create different feed budgets, curves and schedules.
- Possibility to simultaneously manage two types of feed.
- Reduction of feed waste.
- Data import and customizable report generation.
- Continuous communication between bins, feed lines, etc., for real-time inventory management.
- Instant alarms that flag any irregularities.