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jacob and Georgina

  • Joined May 2010
how much meat???
« on: August 05, 2010, 09:49:10 pm »
i am sure i have read something about this on here but before but cant find it, once a pig is slaughterd and butchered what is an average amount of sausages/bacon/gammon if this was more or less all you wanted?? will be very interested to know! :pig: :pig:

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: how much meat???
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2010, 10:49:55 am »
This doesnt really tell you the quantities but


80 kilo live weight

56-61   dead weight
 
44-50       meat (boned out not including head)

A lot depends on the meat to bone ratio fat to meat ratio as to how many sausages how many joints.



 

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