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Commercial Scale Research By Gowans Feeding Consulting
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production by student on July 25, 2018
Author: Gowans Feed Consulting
Reference: Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2018
Summary: Research in commercial conditions can aid producers in improving performance, reducing production costs, and increasing net returns by focusing on the utilization of different feed ingredients, different feed additives and different feeding strategies.
University or research setting generally utilize animals of higher health status, smaller pen sizes, and lower stocking density giving different results than that of a commercial operation. Gowans feed consulting is a research company that employs research into the commercial setting. The barns have the ability to conduct research from weaning to slaughter.
Lewisville Nursery Research Barn: A 1,400 commercial research nursery barn established in 2016. It has two rooms, each being able to accommodate 700 pigs. The facility is divided into 50 test pens that can each hold 28 pigs.
Drumloche Grow-Finish Research Barn: This 2,100 grow-finisher facility was established in 2005. The facility is divided into two rooms of 50 pens. There are two pens in each room that are utilized for injured or treated pigs.
Commercial Scale Research by Gowans Feed Consulting