Dealing With Variability in the Finishing Barn
By J.F. Patience, H.W. Gonyou and R.T. Zijlstra, and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Variation is becoming an increasingly important topic of discussion in the pork industry. Differences in growth impact the time that is required to empty a pen, or a room, or a barn and still meet the needs of the packing industry for uniform carcasses.