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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: kja on October 16, 2012, 08:17:50 am

Title: feeding pigs
Post by: kja on October 16, 2012, 08:17:50 am
following on from the getting me some piggers post

some interesting reading about rules of pig feeding.

the bpa section latest news & articles has a section on feeds and feed prices.

bpex has also got http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/alternative_feeds_for_pigs.pdf (http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/alternative_feeds_for_pigs.pdf)

easy straightforward reading
Title: Re: feeding pigs
Post by: Beewyched on October 16, 2012, 12:11:42 pm
Some very sensible info there Kja  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: feeding pigs
Post by: Mrs Snoodles on October 16, 2012, 07:04:30 pm
When we looked into strip grazing, we were advised similar. Fine, with care and on veg with some cereal added in as part of the diet....but only for breeding stock and finishers.  Not for young pigs.