Farrowing crate

摘要

The enclosure has a first section (10) and a second section (11) designed to respectively house the sow and piglets. The section (11) includes at least a heater bed (20). The or each heater bed has on its upper part longitudinal saw tooth ribs (22) designed so that the sow can easily move and to hold the rear feet of the piglets to prevent slipping when suckling. Each part between two consecutive ribs is crossed by an heating element such as a pipe through which hot water circulates or an electrical heating resistance wire