Vari Plus Movable farrowing floor
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Vari Plus Movable farrowing floor Vari Plus 01 More welfare for Movable farrowing floor

Introduction to Vari Plus 01 Business case a numeric example 03 Pro Step flooring slats 04

Introduction to Vari Plus Movable farrowing floor piglet saving system that ensures that the farrowing pen is the reduction of piglet piglets cannot get underneath the sow when mortality. Due to the relatively large it is sitting down or lying down: the solution difference in bodyweight between the to reduce 80% of the crushed piglet mortality sow and it piglets, it is a common risk that in the farrowing pens! The mechanism is as the piglets can get caught underneath the simple as effective. If the system detects that sow when it lies down. Crates with anti- sow is sitting or standing up,...

The system works with pneumatic cylinders which lift the sow and the crate smoothly in ca. 10 seconds. Because the cylinders are attached to the movable box with axes, the movable floor segment is very stable, even if the weight on it is unevenly distributed. The spring on the crate, which detects the movements of the sow and a central control unit, are connected to the cylinders to automatically or manually manipulate the movements of the sow. The latter is especially useful when you want to catch piglets, for instance. Simply turn the switch on the central control unit to fix all...

Business case A numeric example To paint a picture of the economic effects of this Vari Plus movable floor, the following business case was made by Vereijken. Let us assume a fictional farm of 500 sows, which will have an average of 2.4 litters a year. This means circa 1200 litters a year. With an average of 15 live born piglets per litter (this is the Dutch average), you will have 18.000 piglets each year. crushing, you will lose 1080 piglets each year. Piglets Prevented case, as much as 875 piglets can be saved. 864 mortalities saved Multiply that with the price you will get per However,...

Pro Step flooring slats Besides the movable box in the floor, the Vari Plus floor is comprised out of the same elements as Vereijken’s basic (non-movable) Pro Step floor. The sow stands on cast iron slats, which is nice and cool due to its heat conducting properties, with galvanised tri-bar behind it. The rest of the floor is filled with plastic slats, which do not conduct heat as well, to offer optimal comfort for the piglets. Plastic slats The plastic slats offer comfort and warmth to the piglets due to the thermal isolation it offers. The slats are cast out of one piece and made out of...

Piglet nest The piglet nest is also made out of high quality plastic (polypropylene). This can simply be a closed (insulated) slat, but this can also be a heated "waterbed" nest. Both nests have a stud-profile on their surface, to give the piglets a good grip. Thanks to the way the slats are cast, the studs are integrated in the slat, and will not wear easily. The heated piglet nest is filled with water, which provides an equal heat distribution over the surface of the slat. As the picture of the thermal camera shows, the radiating heat is equal over the entire surface. Even in the far...

Cast iron The cast iron slats for under the sow (and thus in the movable part of the floor) come in many varieties. There are slats with different lengths and widths (for bigger sows) and open or (semi-) closed slats, as the requirements of the cast iron often depend on the country. They offer a comfortable and stable grip for both sow and piglets by combining the permeable profile with a more coarse high/low profile. In addition, to further facilitate the macro climate for the sow, the cast iron can be equipped with a cooling element. This provides the sow with a constant comfortable floor...

Technical details Sizes In addition to being flexible in forming the The floor rests on galvanised (or stainless) size of each pen with the Pro Step slats, a steel beams of 100 mm high and 5 mm thick. Vari Plus floor can also vary in the width of Counting for the height of the plastic beam the movable box. The cast iron and crate guides and the slats, the concrete lay-on needs to be 120 mm below floor level. or 650 mm wide. The latter was added to As the movable part of the floor will protrude Vereijken’s catalogue in a later stage of the ca. 30 cm from the beams in the lowered development...

Pneumatics The Vari Plus floor works with four pneumatic cylinders of plastic and stainless steel, which lift the sow and the crate very smoothly. Because the cylinders are attached to the movable box with axes, the movable floor segment is very stable, even if the weight on it is unevenly distributed. The cylinders are connected to the spring on the crate, and a central control unit, which supply an air pressure of 5 bar. The floors are connected to the control unit per row or per room, depending on the amount. We advise a maximum of 12 floors per control unit. In turn, these control units...

At Vereijken Hooijer BV we believe that pig farming success starts in the farrowing pen. Happy, healthy piglets are the best indicators of a successful, healthy pig farm that focuses on the wellbeing of sow, piglets and pig farmer alike. That is why we challenge ourselves to excel in developing farrowing systems and delivering them worldwide. For more information on Vereijken's Vari Plus movable farrowing floors, please visit our websites. We also have our own YouTube channel, with videos of our products (YouTube channel: Vereijken Hooijer BV Stalinrichting). You can also contact us via the...