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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: robert waddell on August 07, 2011, 06:03:27 pm

Title: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: robert waddell on August 07, 2011, 06:03:27 pm

since joining this happy band of warriors the above has been asked on many occasions
pig at 122 kilos liveweight
returned 89 kilos deadweight  with head trotters etc
usable meat 73.186 kilos made up as follows 8.586 kilos bacon 24.4 kilos of joints 5.2 kilos of belly  34 kilos of sausages and 1 kilo of fillets the bones have been kept and the head boiled down to make potted hock
so that is 33kilos lost at the killing and15 .814 kilos made up of bones /rind /head and ears   the skin was cut of to get fat rendered but there was no spare fat
so there you have it the only blank area is the weight of the skin/bones/boiled head /ears and trotters
 :farmer: :pig:

Title: Re: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: Sudanpan on August 07, 2011, 07:28:05 pm

We've just had our pigs done and have the following figures:
First pig -Live Weight   95kg   :pig:
Dead Weight  85kg
Meat weight   55kg

Second pig -Live Weight   105kg   :pig:
Dead Weight  89kg
Meat weight   59kg

For the meat weight all joints were boned out The meat weight does not include head or trotters either (the dogs don't like the trotters and I can't cope with the head cos I recognize the individuals...!)  ;D ;D

Tish

Title: Re: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: Smokin on August 07, 2011, 09:41:10 pm

Hi Tish & Robert

Can you tell me which breeds, ages and whether gilts or boars. Thanks Darren.

Title: Re: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: robert waddell on August 07, 2011, 09:48:29 pm

brittish lop x hampshire  gilt   33 weeks old :farmer:

Title: Re: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: Sudanpan on August 08, 2011, 05:41:13 pm

Ours were GOS x OSB gilts
They were 30 weeks old

Tish

Title: Re: how much meat (pork)from a pig
Post by: Smokin on August 08, 2011, 05:49:16 pm

Thanks Tish & Robert