Research feed costs, they just about doubled a couple of years ago but have reduced somewhat since.
In England you will now need a vet attestation, which requires a site visit,
per species to send any animals to an abattoir, but the vet should be able to cover all species in one visit if the timing works out. (So that all the actual animals to be slaughtered within a 12 month period can be assessed on one visit.) Our vet charges £45 per attestation visit, for any number of species.
We are able to provide approximately half the feed for our weaners from our own produce and from food waste from one of the businesses on site (all legally.) Our cost of production of pork, bacon, ham and sausages for our own use has increased by approximately 50% compared to 5 years ago. This is still cheaper than we can buy in high welfare UK-produced meat, but nothing like as cheap as one could buy more basic mass-market products.
There's nothing like your own bacon though
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