November 13, 2012

Quality Equipment launched its brand new Sprintomat feeder with good design, combined with modern materials which lower cost, at the EuroTier livestock event at Hanover, Germany on November 13-16, 2012.

The result of over two years development work and a "significant investment", the Sprintomat feeder, has a host of innovative construction qualities which provide practical benefits on the farm.

Function of the free-standing feeder is to allow the pigs to express their potential growth curve at the critical stage from weaning at seven kilogrammes to 30 kilogrammes by offering fresh wet feed at pre-set intervals. It will feed up to 50 pigs with 40 being the optimum number, and "operates like an extra stockman", says the company.

A motor within the 50 kilogramme hopper dispenses meal or pellets in small quantities on a timed basis, variable up to 90 minutes. An electronic contact-free sensor - rather than a mechanical one - cuts off the supply when feed remains in the trough avoiding waste and ensuring pigs only have access to fresh feed.

Another useful design aspect is a universal adaptor, enabling the feeder to be plugged straight into any power supply, whether in the UK, Europe, the USA or Australia, without any further adjustments.