Manager: Dave Vandenberg
Arkell Swine Research Station
The Arkell Swine Research Facility is a bio-secure facility that maintains and operates a 350-sow farrow-to-finish hog operation. It has a closed Yorkshire breeding herd. The station operates a 4,600 square metre facility divided into three sections under one roof.
Gestation Wing
Farrowing Wing
Grow/Finishing Wing
The swine unit is the focus of an active research environment that includes genetics, nutrition, reproduction, behaviour and housing. See current research studies at the swine research facility.
Manager: Dave Vandenberg
Arkell Swine Research Station