New Product - Electronic Polte Feeding System

Electronic Piglet Feeding – Individual Feeding That Produces Healthy Sows

The gilt is the foundation of the sow’s productive life, and feeding during the rearing period determines whether she achieves the proper weight gain and backfat to sustain her through many litters. Too rapid growth increases the risk of leg problems and early culling, while too little feed delays estrus and sexual maturity. Research shows that gilts with controlled growth have significantly higher survival rates up to the fourth litter—up to 12 percentage points—and thus more weaned piglets per gilt placed. The challenge so far has been that restrictive and phase-based feeding is difficult to implement in group pens, where the strongest gilts eat the most.

Our new piglet feeding station solves this problem: Each piglet is identified via an RFID ear tag and fed individually according to the specific mix and quantity. The station has two feed dispensers, so you can run, for example, a piglet mix and a gestation mix, and a phased transition between the mixes can be selected. When combined with OmniFeed, the system becomes fully automated: Body condition is continuously monitored, and any piglet whose condition falls above or below the target range automatically has its ration adjusted or is switched to the gestation mix—without requiring manual assessment or adjustment. We recommend a maximum of 12 gilts weighing 40–160 kg per pen, so that each gilt has peace and time for her daily ration. The feeding station is adapted to the animals’ size and is made of A2 stainless steel.

Visit our booth at Agromek on November 24–27, 2026, at booth J7384.