[otto]

Hi all,


Can someone advise where about on the abdomen you should measure the pigs girth? I am sure I have read elsewhere that a good time to send the boys to meet their [bacon  ] maker is when they are 40inches......is it 40 inches behind their hocks or at maximum girth? Any advice gratefully accepted. The pigs are GOS boys....

[HappyHippy]

I measure right behind the front legs 
If you're wanting to make bacon normally you'd let them get a bit bigger so the loin develops more (providing your abattoir can take them over 85Kg - some don't) but I've made bacon from 6 month old pigs and while the 'eye' of the bacon was smaller than normal, the taste was still great 
HTH
Karen

[otto]

Brilliant thanks Karen...as always!