In Europe, it’s EuroTier show time again and here’s a sampling of the most interesting concepts launched in Hanover, Germany, Nov.16-19. There were 1,800 exhibitors at the event and an estimated 120,000 visitors
by NORMAN DUNN
For farms that have taken the loose housing road for their dry sows and don’t keep them in stalls until pregnancy is confirmed, scanning later on to ensure they are in-pig can easily turn into a porcine rodeo show. But now an automatic scanner has been developed that quietly checks if the sow is pregnant whilst she is feeding.