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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mattjen on February 04, 2015, 09:35:45 pm

Title: Measurements
Post by: mattjen on February 04, 2015, 09:35:45 pm

Hi all and happy new year,,
Just wondering what people prefer their pigs to measure at(girth and length wise) before they are ready for slaughter please?i have gos so not the easiest to judge I have decided,
Many thanks for reading my post and look forward to your views,

Title: Re: Measurements
Post by: HappyHippy on February 04, 2015, 11:40:47 pm

40 inches round the body, just behind the front legs equates to a pig approx 85 kilos live weight .
HTH

Title: Re: Measurements
Post by: Fowgill Farm on February 07, 2015, 02:37:40 pm

Ditto HH  :thumbsup:
Mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Measurements
Post by: harmony on February 08, 2015, 08:21:47 am

Have just said this on another post but when we last weighed pigs we compared with a fearings weigh tape and it was within 5 kg of the weigh crate.


I have to say I go on eye and feel.

Title: Re: Measurements
Post by: hughesy on February 08, 2015, 08:47:46 am

We never weigh or measure ours. Experience will tell me when a pig's ready along with assessing the condition of the animal. Condition is far more important than weight. I think people get far too taken in by "a porker is 70kg" etc.