Economical heating and temperature comfort of pigs in the farrowing house

Abstract

In a two-year experiment with our own prototype hover 60 litters were observed in the farrowing pen. The lactation period for each litter was 28 days. Average electrical energy consumption was 17.69. 12.49. 8.19 and 4.01 kWh in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks, respectively, after farrowing. In the classic farrowing pen with a 250 W infrared bulb permanently operational (250 WIR) energy consumption was 42 kWh per week. The heating cost per pen with the hover was 40.22 EURO and 137.92 EURO for 250 W IR per year.