{"id":7449,"date":"2011-07-14T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/?p=7449"},"modified":"2011-07-14T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:26:12","slug":"portable-sorter-designed-for-small-group-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/portable-sorter-designed-for-small-group-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable sorter designed for small group systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Portable-sorter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7443\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Portable sorter\" src=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Portable-sorter-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Portable-sorter-300x241.jpg 300w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Portable-sorter-1024x823.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Automatic sorting systems for finishing pigs are becoming more and more common. However, they are only justified economically where group size is 500 or more. In order to gain the same benefits where pigs are housed in smaller groups, Crystal Spring Hog Equipment, based in St. Agathe, Man., have developed the \u201cegate\u201d portable electronic sorter. Constructed in stainless steel, its unique feature is that the rear end of the weighing crate folds up, reducing the length of the scale, which allows it to be moved around in conventional barn layouts with a central alleyway. Jonathan Kleinsasser, Managing Director of Crystal Spring, says that the scale marks pigs automatically if they are ready for market and also marks pigs that will be ready the following week. It displays the average weight of these two groups of pigs and the average weight of all the pigs weighed, so that growth rate can be calculated. The crate has an automatic sorting gate, which allows selection and removal of market weight hogs, while the others can be returned to the pen. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">For further information, contact Jonathan Kleinsasser on (204) 433-7178, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@crystalspringhog.com\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">info@crystalspringhog.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"> or visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystalspringhog.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">www.crystalspringhog.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Photo:<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Portable sorter \u2013 <em>The egate portable sorter has a fold-up rear section making it easier to move around<\/em><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic sorting systems for finishing pigs are becoming more and more common. However, they are only justified economically where group size is 500 or more. In order to gain the same benefits where pigs are housed in smaller groups, Crystal Spring Hog Equipment, based in St. Agathe, Man., have developed the \u201cegate\u201d portable electronic sorter. 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