Swine Gestation Building, Modified Open Front

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Modified open front. This plan is for a 28’ x 48’ pole-frame building housing gestating sows for a 20-sow farrowing house. The plan is intended to house sows in a production system with a 20-sow farrowing house. Breeding with 12-sow units allows for the typical 20% excess to enough bred sows to fill the farrowing house. The buildings shown in Plans A, B, and C have four pens of 12 gestating sows each, one pen for gilts, and replacement sows, and one pen for equipment feed cart, sick sows, etc. Separate breeding facilities are needed.

Pages / Length: 14
Publication Date: 01/1978

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