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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Helencus on April 30, 2011, 06:36:00 pm

Title: Finishing feed?
Post by: Helencus on April 30, 2011, 06:36:00 pm

The piglets are 16 weeks old now so I'm planning ahead re finishing them and I wondered when do you stop feeding growers pellets and put them on finishing feed? Any tips on food stuffs that help the meat flavor?

Title: Re: Finishing feed?
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on April 30, 2011, 07:12:55 pm

Get them on ordinary sow rolls. Introduce gradually over a week. Personally, I don't bother with grower rations. Tried and compared with rearing weaners to pork weight on sow rolls. Only differences were the ones on growers were a bit fatter - and cost more.