The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: jacob and Georgina on August 05, 2010, 09:49:10 pm
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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:
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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.