{"id":7639,"date":"2026-01-13T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/?page_id=7639"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:10:47","slug":"biggenafdeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/qr-code\/biggenafdeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Piglet department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7639\" class=\"elementor elementor-7639\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e03d3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2e03d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd9b2e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cd9b2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959573c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"959573c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251230_093703-1-e1771844136525.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2423e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c2423e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e4fc4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2e4fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\">In the piglet department, piglets stay after weaning until around 10 weeks of age. They grow from 8 kg to 25 kg during this period!\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\">Most of the piglets produced on PVL go to the piglet departments at the fattening piggery where they are used in research.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\">In these two wards, we have provided space for 200 piglets that still need extra care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1341554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1341554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8001f34 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8001f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f33555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f33555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first days in the piglet pen are a critical time for piglet health.<br \/>By ensuring an optimal barn climate, a gradual transition of feed and sufficient rest in the barn, we aim to keep disease pressure as low as possible.\u00a0<\/p><p>Distraction material for the piglets is provided in each pen, so they quickly get used to their new environment and each other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8aac2 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" 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https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251226_132345.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccea6f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eccea6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b16aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b16aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Piglet manure storage is designed to minimise the escape of ammonia from the manure.<br \/>By keeping piglets in narrow pens with a clear feeding, lying and fattening area, we encourage natural behaviour so they do not fatten where they eat or sleep.<\/p><p>So by adding a manure channel to the back of the manure area and a water channel to the front of the feeding area, we no longer need to collect the manure over the entire area of the pen and the ammonia is less likely to spread throughout the barn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2082b e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d2082b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab66cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab66cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Did you know:<\/h5><p>\u00a0Pigs that are happy perform better and will therefore grow faster? Pigs are naturally playful and curious animals, so it is important to provide sufficient play material, feed and comfort in the barn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In de biggenafdeling verblijven de biggen na het spenen tot een leeftijd van ongeveer 10 weken. Ze groeien in deze periode van 8 kg naar 25 kg!\u00a0 Het grootste deel van de biggen geproduceerd op PVL gaan naar de biggenafdelingen bij de vleesvarkensstal waar ze worden ingezet in het kader van onderzoek.\u00a0 In deze twee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7637,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7639","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7639"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7694,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7639\/revisions\/7694"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvl-vzw.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}