Obtaining maximum performance from cage installations

摘要

Some farms still operate with a "traditional" maintenance strategy - responding to breakdowns as quickly as possible and getting the system operating again by any expedient method. This is a potentially costly and inefficient approach. First, there will surely be subsequent breakdowns. Over a 20-year period for any given mechanical component, annual breakdowns can gradually increase by a factor of 10 without effective preventive measures. Second, equipment life is greatly reduced by repeated repairs. Third, the cost of each repair becomes progressively higher, especially when failure causes collateral damage to other parts.