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Come and join us for a day  with the pigs!


Veterinary taught pig health and husbandry training.


Spend the day with us on our well established smallholding, and learn all about caring for pigs.


Covering:
  legislation, paperwork, movement licenses
  Housing and fencing
  Feeding pigs - keeping costs under control, growing your own feeds
  Health - preventing problems, planning worming and vaccinations.  Dealing with common conditions.
  Breeding - using a boar or AI
  Farrowing and care of newborn piglets
   Producing pork - dealing with abattoir and butchery.


All of this in a fun, friendly setting.  Delicious home cooked lunch provided.  Comprehensive course book containing all the information taught during the day.


Welshpool, Powys
Saturday 5th October
https://www.argaecottage.co.uk/smallholdingcourses