PERFORMANCE OF FINISHING PIGS IN HOOP STRUCTURES DURING WINTER AND SUMMER IN IOWA

摘要

Hoop structures or hoops are deep-bedded tent-like structures that are being rapidly adopted by farmers for raising finishing pigs. The objectives were to document the performance of finishing pigs in hoops during the summer and winter in Iowa, and to evaluate pig performance in hoops compared with pigs in a confinement housing system.