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Profitable Bacon Production In A Small Herd, B M. Goss
Profitable Bacon Production In A Small Herd, B M. Goss
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PIG HERDS are tending to become larger and more specialised, but it is still possible for the small herd of less than 20 sows to absorb by-products and spare labour very profitably.
These advantages can be lost if the scale is larger.
Sow Yards, P Mcnamara
Sow Yards, P Mcnamara
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE sow is the production unit in the pig enterprise and she must be carefully managed and fed both when suckling and in the dry period.
The use of a sow yard enables the management of the breeding herd to be closely controlled.
The Open Range System Of Pig Farming, S R. Dunstan
The Open Range System Of Pig Farming, S R. Dunstan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THERE are several satisfactory systems which can be employed in planning a piggery, but under West Australian conditions, the paddock system has much to commend it.
Grazing admits an animal to the healthy influences of sunlight and stimulates exercise. The digestive processes of the pig are also stimulated and this helps to bring about more efficient utilisation of the feed.