Name:                        Room type:

 

Date:               Time:                                      Type of day: 

External temperature:                                  Humidity:

All- in or all-out:                                Continuous flow:      


 

Building specifications:

 

Construction

Sidewalls height

 

 

Length

 

 

width

 

 

Ceiling

 

 

Pen number

 

 

Pen length

 

 

Pen width

 

 

Age of buildings

 

 

 

Health status:

 

Weight in

 

 

Weight out

 

 

Pigs per pen

 

 

Growth rate

 

 

House mortality

 

 

Major reasons

 

 

 

 


 

Air:

 

Air quality in general

 

 

Ambient room temp.

 

 

Current room humd.

 

 

Ambient temp. pig lying

 

 

Is temp recorded?

 

 

Max daily variation

 

 

Compliance with agreed temperatures?

 

 

Temperature in

 

 

Temperature out

 

 

Ammonia conc.

 

 

Dust levels

 

 

Humidity at outlet

 

 

Condensation

 

 

Corrosion

 

 

State of inlets

 

 

State of outlets

 

 

Condition of fans

 

 

Fan specifications

Blade dia.

Type

Max rpm

Min rpm

Wind effect

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of control system

 

 

State of sensors

 

 

Accuracy of sensors

 

 

State of insulation

 

 

Cooling systems

 

 

Alarm system

 

 

Heating systems

 

 

Problems noted recently

 

 


Air flow around room and pen layout

Air flow examined:

 

Comments:

 

Water:

Type of drinkers

 

 

Distribution pipe diameter

 

 

Distance to furthest drinker

 

 

Height to header tank

 

 

Height to drinker

 

 

Number of drinkers

 

 

Flow of water

 

 

Variability in flow?

 

 

Header tank covered?

 

 

Hygiene of system

 

 

Last cleaned out

 

 

 

Floor:

Specification

 

 

Type

 

 

Void width

 

 

Solid width

 

 

Pencilled edge

 

 

Hygiene

 

 

Condition of floor

 

 

Stocking density

 

 

Lying area %

 

 

Dunging area %

 

 

Lying patterns

 

 

Feed:

Specification

 

 

Type of feeder

 

 

Length of feeder

 

 

Management of feeder

 

 

Type of feed

 

 

Are the feeders covered?

 

 

Food specification

 

 

Min. Particle size

 

 

Contamination evidence

 

 

Number of times fed

 

 

 

Waste management:

Specification

 

 

Type of system

 

 

Depth to top of slurry

 

 

Air movement into room?

 

 

 

Building's fittings:

Specification

 

 

Type of fittings

 

 

Evidence of corrosion

 

 

Evidence of wear

 

 

Suitable for pigs?

 

 

 

Lighting facilities:

Lux level at pig height

 

 

Lux levels at stockperson height

 

 

Damaged lights

 

 

 

General comments regarding the stock:

Specification

 

 

Evidence of vice

 

 

Any enrichments

 

 

 

 

General hygiene:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments and recommendations: (Air, Water, Feed, Floor, Stock)