Agricultural machinery

Tender description

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. AFBI., Hillsborough has a ‘Birth to bacon’ pig unit for research purposes. The unit is across 2 sites with 145 sows and progeny to 10 weeks old on one site and a finishing unit approximately 1 mile away. The unit operates a three week batch farrowing system where approximately 240 pigs are weaned every three weeks and a similar number is transferred to the finishing unit AFBI have a requirement for a fully automated feeding system for finishing pigs from 10 weeks to slaughter at AFBI Hillsborough. The system must be able to offer feed in dry meal or pelleted form. Tenders are invited for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a wet and dry feeding system for finishing pigs. The system will be installed in existing finishing accommodation. The system will be used extensively for research trials and will operate across 3 different buildings. All associated control and diagnostic software must also be provided. Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. AFBI., Hillsborough has a ‘Birth to bacon’ pig unit for research purposes. The unit is across 2 sites with 145 sows and progeny to 10 weeks old on one site and a finishing unit approximately 1 mile away. The unit operates a three week batch farrowing system where approximately 240 pigs are weaned every three weeks and a similar number is transferred to the finishing unit AFBI have a requirement for a fully automated feeding system for finishing pigs from 10 weeks to slaughter at AFBI Hillsborough. The system must be able to offer feed in dry meal or pelleted form. Tenders are invited for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a wet and dry feeding system for finishing pigs. The system will be installed in existing finishing accommodation. The system will be used extensively for research trials and will operate across 3 different buildings. All associated control and diagnostic software must also be provided.