France is currently the largest beneficiary of farming related subsidies from the EU, and is fiercely protective of them. Pig farmers in France are currently being invited to register requests for subsidies for up to 17,000 Euros to convert their pig accommodation from stalls to “loose housing”, as long as they fulfill the requirement of having a minimum 20 sows or 60 pigs, and apply before the 21st November 2012.Farmers and the farming profession are a respected and revered part of French culture, and a high degree of legal and financial protection for farmers is built in by the government. The move is designed to bring French pig farmers in line with new European and national standards.Pig farming in France has been a hug improved, which after 50 years’ development,from decentralized breeding to scale farming. It has formed a French model of pig production.Today’s pig barns and buildings in France have been shaped by breakthroughs in technical and technological development. And today’s pig farming in France has the top-notch indoor facilities.
- Pig feeder and troughs: materials with increasing resistance to acid corrosion have been chosen to make feeders and troughs, and the feeder and trough can also be equipped with efficient stainless-steel controller system that will radically eliminate feed cost.
- Pig watering and water purification: automatic watering system and water purification system are adopted to ensure zero water waste and high water quality for pig health and ultimately for production performances.
- Pig gestation crates: using a split-level system, the gestation crates help improving the weaned pigs survival rates, and decreasing the piglets death losses caused by crushing.
- Pig farming heating and cooling system: the trend today is that heating is even being incorporated into the grower phase via heat recovery systems, and the sow stalls are increasingly being fitted with either regular or spray cooling systems, which helps a lot in higher pig health standards.
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