Pig Keeping - Housing, Feeding and General Management

Introduction

This book is a complete guide to all aspects of pig keeping. Full of practical advice, instruction, and useful diagrams and photos, it focuses mainly on the three most important aspects of pig keeping - Housing, Feeding and General Management.

Contents Include

Policies in Perspective

Choosing the System

Housing

Pig Keeping Equipment

Feeding in Theory

Feeding In Practice

Feeding A Matter of Choice

Breeding Better Pigs

Management

Breeding Stock Management

Farrowing Management

Rearing Management

Fattening

Health and Disease

Copper or Gold?

Grading Standards for Bacon Pigs

Price Conversion Table

Chemical Analyses of Feeding Stuffs

Standard Rations for Home Mixing

Useful Addresses

Notifiable Diseases of Pigs

Pork, Bacon or Heavy Hog?

Standards of Performance for Breeding and Fattening Pigs

References