Feeding Finishing Pigs - The importance of regular meal times
By Nick Bird, FarmEx - This article looks at the effect irregular and missed feeding times has on the production of finishing pigs. As far as can be determined, every missed meal is lost growth. Lost growth means feeding a pig to keep it alive, but it's not putting on the weight that makes the money, so the farmer is effectively giving it room and board for no profit.
2 December 2003
2 minute read
