Pig Keeping - Housing, Feeding and General Management (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781406797596)

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

Author: W. D. Peck
ISBN-10: 1406797596
ISBN-13: 9781406797596
Publisher: Hesperides Press
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2006
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d