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Oregano supplement for
suckling piglets
Ropadiar, a feed supplement for pigs, based on the natural herb, oregano, is now available as an emulsion for suckling piglets from:
GE Baker (UK) Ltd of Woolpit, Suffolk.
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< Ropadiar Emulsion contains oregano oils extracted from speciallyselected plants and is said to be natural, safe and effective. |
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Simple, effective water
treatment is proving popular
Credence tablets a quick, easy and inexpensive method of maintaining water quality. Credence tablets are simply dropped in the header tanks (or applied via a dosing mechanism) to control water borne pathogens, algal growth and fungi in the reservoirs and waterlines to help ensure the provision of clean, safe water.
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< The water-soluble, effervescent tablets release chlorine to provide a powerful disinfectant solution. |
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Renovate...
or start from scratch?
This producer shows it is possible to renovate with very little disruption to the breeding programme.
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< Breeding unit manager Adrian Scarfe outside the revamped dry sow house. |
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Powerful insecticide for
livestock units
Perbio Choc RTU, a powerful insecticide for use against a wide range of flying and crawling insects, has been introduced by Suffolk-based equipment supplier G E Baker (UK) Ltd which also trades as Quality Equipment.
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< Effective against flies, wasps, hornets, mosquitoes, fleas, ants and even cockroaches. |
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How to get a lot of building for your bucks
Jonathan Kinge runs a pig unit on the old Chivers' jam headquarters in the north west corner of Suffolk. Like many other pig farmers he found making a living from an labour-intensive independent breeding unit was far from 'jammy'.
So he investigated the possibility of depopulating, putting up a new pig farrowing house, carrying out conversions to other buildings and starting afresh with a new herd.
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< A key part of the revamp was the use of PanelPlus plastic panels to form the pen divisions and gates in the dung passages. |
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