Umil- DIVAS
University of Milano- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
General Information
- Country:
- Italy
- Funding type:
- Public
- Type of organization:
- University
- Address:
- Via dell'Università 6
- Website:
- https://divas.unimi.it/en/home
- Contact:
- direzione.divas@unimi.it
- Additional Comments:
- Currently the Pig Unit is closed due to the epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Lodi province. The restriction measures are in force till next order by special Commissioner for ASF.
Expertise
Behaviour & Welfare
Field Experiments
Feed & Feed Tehnologies
Performance Trials
Type of facility and capacity
Gestating sows
36 no of sows
Weaning pigs
288 no of pigs
Farrowing pigs
8 no of pigs
Additional information
- The Pig Unit of the CZDS is an indoor farm. The building has a rectangular plan, with a large central corridor overlooked by different rooms, which are used for: gestating and dry sows (two rooms), farrowing sows (one room), and weaners (two rooms). The Pig Unit features include continuous standard management and data recording (i.e:weighting equipment, videocameras, environmental control system). The reported capacity of the Pig Unit refers to the maximum number of pigs that can be housed in each room/phase