Jyga GESTAL Precision Feeding Systems

Jyga Technologies makes electronic feeding systems for pigs and says it became the first company to design and produce them in 1994. Its head office is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada, with other offices in the United States, Germany, Brazil and China, and the company is owned by the Lefebvre family, which runs a 2,200-sow farm.

The GESTAL line provides each animal with customized nutrition across gestation (GESTAL 3G), farrowing (Focus, Solo+, Quattro) and growing pigs (Select, Evo). Feeders are standalone so a serial-connection failure does not stop the whole system, and Vision software and ROBUST equipment complete the range.

• Gestation feeding: GESTAL 3G combines a free-access stall with electronic feeding.
• Farrowing feeding: Focus, Solo+ and Quattro feed sows in farrowing crates.
• Growing pig feeding: GESTAL Select records individual feed intake.
• Group blends: GESTAL Evo delivers precision feed or blends to a group for commercial and research use.
• Standalone design: each feeder operates independently of the others.
• Software: Vision swine production software and ROBUST equipment complete the range.

Large sow farms in Vietnam can use electronic gestation and farrowing feeders to control sow body condition. Grow-finish operations can use feed blending to cut feed cost per kilogram of gain, and breeding companies can use individual intake data to select animals.

Individual feeding gives each animal customized nutrition and captures feed intake to identify high-performing animals. Standalone feeders limit the impact of a single failure, and GESTAL Solo+ feeds sows around the clock. Units are built to NEMA 4X and IP66 standards for washdown barn conditions.

Feed is the largest cost in pork production, so precision feeding that adjusts nutrition per animal or group is gaining attention. Vietnamese and Southeast Asian commercial pig farms rebuilding after African swine fever are investing in automated sow and grow-finish feeding.

Founded in 1994; head office in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada, with offices in Kansas (USA), Vechta (Germany), Pinhais (Brazil) and Qingdao (China). Owned by the Lefebvre family; reports more than 30 years of experience; sells through a distributor network.