Purpose
The HHIS System automates the measurement of individual animal daily feed intake and other performance characteristics of growing animals and is the acknowledged standard for performance testing at commercial facilities and universities worldwide.

Specific uses are:
evaluate genetic potential
Measure individual animal performance
Assess management practices
Determine the performance of nutritional programs and products

HHIS System Components
HHIS Feeder - ad libitum feeder that automatically records feed intake based on each animal's ID
Protective Race - provides protection as individual animal visits the HHISFeeder
WinHHIS Software - software application which collects and organizes information from the HHIS System

Operation
A HHIS Feeder in a Finishing barn pen accommodates 12 to 15 pigs
Each animal is tagged with an Radio Frequency Identification (HHIS) tag
The HHIS Feeder recognizes an individual animal as it visits by its unique RFID
The feed intake of each individual animal is recorded as it visits the HHIS Feeder
When equipped with an ACCU-ARM Weigh Race, the individual weight of the animal is recorded as the animal visits the HHIS Feeder
WinFIRE software maintains a database of information collected daily from the HHIS System for each individual animal

Benefits
Accurate Commercial Production Simulation
Automates the measurement of individual feed intake and growth performance of growing animals
Cost-effective performance testing of animals managed in groups
Realistically reflects the performance found in commercial feeding
More accurate than manual testing animals in single pens
Eliminates data collection errors and operator bias
Provides diagnostics for health and behavior not previously available by other methods