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Hoop Structures for Grow-Finish Swine

Summary

The chapters in this book discuss housing and management options, building layout and equipment, manure handling systems, environmental control systems, utilities, and safety. The book includes more than 50 drawings and photographs of building layouts and equipment, including configurations for manure handling systems and designs for environmental control systems. Incorporated into the text are more than a dozen tables providing detail about subjects such as recommended pen space and recommended mechanical ventilating and air exchange rates for nursery pigs.