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The pig industry is committed to intensive indoor pig production as well as indoor straw-based production and extensive outdoor systems. This illustrated manual provides up-to-date information for successful pig keeping.
Topics covered include: getting started; breeding for future generations; making the most of nutrition; management - pigs and people; the breeding sow; raising piglets; market considerations; pig health matters and the way forward.
When you buy pigs, whether for breeding or fattening, you need to select the right breed and buy from a reputable source
Taking livestock to an abattoir can be relatively stress-free if you've made the right preparation.
Like many areas of farming and livestock, pig-keeping has its own lexicon and terminology. This glossary of pig terms sh
Posted in Pigs 25 Nov 2023 at 16:55pm
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