A quasi ad-libitum electronic feeding system for gestating sows in loose housing

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-288

  Perez Munoz, Fernando ^a   Hoff, Steven J ^a   Van Hal, Todd ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Feeders; Swine; Transponder

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CONTROL; DATA REDUCTION; MONITORING;

SOW FEEDING SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031597251     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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