SRUC
SRUC
General Information
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Funding type:
- Public & Private
- Type of organization:
- University
- Address:
- Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings
- Website:
- https://www.sruc.ac.uk/
- Contact:
- pigs@sruc.ac.uk
Expertise
Behaviour & Welfare
Animal Health
Breeding & Genetics
Feed & Feed Tehnologies
Performance Trials
Physiological Studies
Type of facility and capacity
Gestating sows
72 no of sows
Growing-finishing pigs
720 no of pigs
Weaning pigs
120 no of pigs
Farrowing pigs
18 no of pigs
Additional information
- Farrow to finish farm. Farm buildings with group housing with concrete floors and straw bedding- wean, grow and finish pens, dry sow house (groups of 6 with individual feeders, dunging passage and straw bedded lying area), gilt rearer. 2 farrowing houses- one with crates, one with PigSafe free-farrowing system. 3 additional buildings for experimental work with pigs of all ages, group sizes, flexible flooring, behavioural testing. Basic lab facility- -20 and -80 freezers, centrifuge.