As any farmer knows, pig weights can fluctuate wildly if the animal is not carefully monitored and fed. Accurate weight measurements are essential to the administration of feed, nutritional supplements, and medications. Plus, an accurate reading of weight gives you an idea of the direction you’re heading before you get the animal to market. There is a narrow window considered ideal to sell the animal at the greatest profit, so it’s essential that you know beforehand what to expect. You must also ensure that you are budgeting appropriately for feed and medical care of your herd.
In today’s tough economic climate, pork production thrives or plummets based on efficiency of operation and maintaining precise weights. The substantial money bonuses offered to the farmer with animals falling into the desired weight window is nothing to sneeze at. Also, the penalties for too-heavy or too-light animals can be crippling. Your goal is to bring in the animals on time, and at the perfect weight. Before pig sorters came into wide use, many farmers used the inaccurate method of simply eying each pig, and guessing the weight.
Pig sorters are an important tool towards allowing the farmer to reach an exact weight range on the date of sale. Weight bonuses are more easily met with your ability to correctly measure the weight of a group. Getting detailed weight information allows you to plan for shipping efficiently within the weight ranges you want.
The most practical way to attain these results is through the use of automatic pig scales and sorters. The equipment is made up of a scale that cages the animal individually. There’s a pair of gates allowing the pig to enter, then these gates close, ensuring only one animal at a time. After getting the weight, a determination is made based on the average weight of a group of animals, as to whether the pig is too heavy, too light, or just right. Through another series of gates, the pig is sent to the appropriate feedlot, each designed to bring about a different weight result, or maintain what is already happening. The result is more efficient feed management, saving you money in the end. You don’t want too much feed going to an already overweight animal, and conversely, you don’t want to skimp on feed for the underweight pig. Additionally, when animals are penned together, large animals will fight for food, and sometimes injure smaller animals. By sorting your pigs, you ensure that only animals of similar size are in each pen, and will not compete for resources.
Monitoring the weight over a period of time allows you to make decisions to design better diets and plan for feed budgets. You’ll be better able to predict what monies are needed for feed and supplements, based on the detailed analysis you’ll receive from the computerized scales. The sorters send the pigs to different feedlots, allowing you to customize each lot based on this weight information, bringing your bottom line into more predictable focus.
There are pig sorters and scales with two-way, three-way sorters, with adaptability to making as many as five different sorting decisions.
Pig Sorters Help with Weight Maintenance
In today’s tough economic climate, pork production thrives or plummets based on efficiency of operation and maintaining precise weights. The substantial money bonuses offered to the farmer with animals falling into the desired weight window is nothing to sneeze at. Also, the penalties for too-heavy or too-light animals can be crippling. Your goal is to bring in the animals on time, and at the perfect weight. Before pig sorters came into wide use, many farmers used the inaccurate method of simply eying each pig, and guessing the weight.
Pig sorters are an important tool towards allowing the farmer to reach an exact weight range on the date of sale. Weight bonuses are more easily met with your ability to correctly measure the weight of a group. Getting detailed weight information allows you to plan for shipping efficiently within the weight ranges you want.
The most practical way to attain these results is through the use of automatic pig scales and sorters. The equipment is made up of a scale that cages the animal individually. There’s a pair of gates allowing the pig to enter, then these gates close, ensuring only one animal at a time. After getting the weight, a determination is made based on the average weight of a group of animals, as to whether the pig is too heavy, too light, or just right. Through another series of gates, the pig is sent to the appropriate feedlot, each designed to bring about a different weight result, or maintain what is already happening. The result is more efficient feed management, saving you money in the end. You don’t want too much feed going to an already overweight animal, and conversely, you don’t want to skimp on feed for the underweight pig. Additionally, when animals are penned together, large animals will fight for food, and sometimes injure smaller animals. By sorting your pigs, you ensure that only animals of similar size are in each pen, and will not compete for resources.
Monitoring the weight over a period of time allows you to make decisions to design better diets and plan for feed budgets. You’ll be better able to predict what monies are needed for feed and supplements, based on the detailed analysis you’ll receive from the computerized scales. The sorters send the pigs to different feedlots, allowing you to customize each lot based on this weight information, bringing your bottom line into more predictable focus.
There are pig sorters and scales with two-way, three-way sorters, with adaptability to making as many as five different sorting decisions.