Author Topic: Finishing feed?  (Read 2139 times)

Helencus

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • NW Leicestershire
Finishing feed?
« 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?

Tudful Tamworths

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • Liz's website
Re: Finishing feed?
« Reply #1 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.
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