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Thinking Of Pigs To Raise Your Income?, P Mcnamara
Thinking Of Pigs To Raise Your Income?, P Mcnamara
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHEAT quotas and low wool prices have caused many farmers to look to pigs to consume homegrown grain and to lift their incomes. However, with sow numbers at a record level, is it possible for a wheatbelt farmer to raise pigs profitably?
Because of his access to cheap grain, the wheatbelt farmer may be able to make a good profit on each pig sold. This could make pigmeat production a useful sideline on the farm, providing the farmer produces only lean pigs. There is no market for overfat pigs.
This article gives some hints on production of pigs on cereal …