Osborne Perfects the Electronic Monitoring of Feed Intake

With the acquisition of Hunday Electronics, Ltd., of the U.K., Osborne became involved in developing the automated measurement of daily feed intake of growing pigs. Using RFID technology and sensitive electronic weighing devices, the FIRE (Feed Intake Recording Equipment) System automatically measures an individual animal’s daily feed intake and other important performance characteristics. Today, the FIRE System is used by more genetics, universities, and research centers than any other performance testing system.