ELECTRONIC SOW FEEDING
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AP and Schauer Partner AP and Schauer have partnered to bring you Electronic Sow Feeding - the better way to feed sows. With a variety of new management options that target vaccination, heat detection, reproductive efficiency, nutritional supplementation and animal movement, ESF is a versatile staple for any operation. Whether a single feeder operation,10,000 sow farm, or any size in between, AP ESF can be customized to meet your needs. • Schauer is the world’s leading manufacturer of ESF systems • Thousands of units currently in use around the world • Expertise in system design and...

TOPO: COMPIDENT SOW FEEDING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE The TOPO Windows CE based system is straightforward and intuitive. Its displays provide a clear overview of the feed strategy and current status. External data backup is easy with the use of a USB stick. As with previous models, a backup battery ensures that data is stored reliably in the event of a power outage. The key data and input menus link up to Pig Manager Mobile, offering a “paperless” sow and feeding management system. TOPO UNIT Discon/Telecon Remote Operators • Manual control of all feed station functions • Local adjustment of...

ELECTRONIC SOW FEEDING TOPO: COMPIDENT SOW FEEDING DISPLAY Point and click navigation makes the TOPO system a simple yet technologically advanced pig management solution. TOPO provides a clear overview of the feed strategy and current feeding status. SOW HERD DATA Shows data on status, feed curve, body condition score, pen number, and daily feed quantity HOME SCREEN Shows status of feeders, number of sows per pen and current activity in the feeder FEED CURVE MANAGEMENT The correct amount of feed for an individual sow throughout pregnancy DAILY FEEDER ACTIVITY Shows when the feeders are...

The Compident ESF system manages the daily feed allowances of each sow with computer controlled supplementation options. FEEDING STATION FUNCTIONALITY COMPIDENT TRAINING STATION • Feed station recognizes sow through RFID tag • Trough extends if sow has not consumed daily • Specialized feeder built to the dimensions of a gilt • Training mode accommodates learning of naive • Feed is mixed with water to improve palatability and allow sows to eat more efficiently • Micro-doser allows for computer control • Available for training of replacement gilts • Compident trainee allows developing gilts...

Simple Design, Easy Maintenance Keeping it simple and convenient for the user and the animal has advantages in cost savings and reduced stress. From technologically advanced control to easy access designs, the AP ESF is an easy choice. SYSTEM LIGHT PROVIDES AN COLOR CODING SWIVEL TROUGH SWIVEL TROUGH EASY VISUAL OF OPERATION (2 PER FEED STATION) FEEDING POSITION

With optional double exit gates, stations can be programmed to sort animals based on production criteria. STANDARD EXIT GATE OPTIONAL DOUBLE EXIT GATES OPTIONAL PNEUMATIC FEED DISPENSER

Barn Design and Animal Flow The AP/Schauer team has experience with a variety of pen housing options from total slatted confinement barns, to partially slatted sow barns, to deep bedded barns to extensive pasturebased systems. The ESF system is totally flexible in its implementation and readily applicable to retrofitting existing facilities. Our expert team will provide concept designs for your ESF initiatives that include recommendations on pen size, shape and detail to help minimize the untoward effects of social hierarchy in group housing. We will also meet with your management to help...

Group Structures The AP/Schauer team has experience with a variety of pen housing options from total slatted confinement barns, to partially slatted sow barns, to deep bedded barns to extensive pasturebased systems. STATIC GROUPS Group is constituted once, social hierarchy stabilizes, and the group is left intact for the duration of gestation. The goal would be to have one weeks breeding or a fraction of that weeks breeding in a larger sow unit be used to constitute a static group. The approach has the advantage that the breeding group stays physically in tact much as it would in a crated...

SLOTTED FLOOR Typical post-implantation layout with static groups LAYING AREA SLOTTED FLOOR Typical pre-implantation layout with large dynamic groups (Shown with solid sleeping areas) SLOTTED FLOOR Optional layout for large dynamic groups

PROVEN & DEPENDABLE™ In today’s competitive market place, it is essential to maximize the efficiency and performance of your swine production facilities. AP is the industry leader in the manufacture of proven and dependable swine production equipment designed to help you meet these goals. The Experts at AP are ready to assist you in implementing the latest technologies in monitoring, feeding, ventilation and housing backed by industry leading warranty, service and technical support. Automated Production Systems is a division of the GSI Group, LLC. a world class manufacturer of grain...