Small-scale pig keeping: achieving nutritional balance with alternative feed

Michaela Giles continues her series of insights for small-scale pig producers, this time investigating the use of alternative natural feedstuffs.
calendar icon 29 November 2019
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KEY: RED = AVOID FEEDING TO PIGS; BLUE = FEED WITH CAUTION; GREEN = A GOOD NUTRIENT SOURCE
KEY: RED = AVOID FEEDING TO PIGS; BLUE = FEED WITH CAUTION; GREEN = A GOOD NUTRIENT SOURCE

When feeding alternative feeds in the UK/ EU and in other countries/ States, then strict laws on sourcing apply and the food must not have passed through a commercial or domestic kitchen. © The Commuter Pig Keeper

pig eating fruit and vegetables floor feeding

Dr Michaela Giles

Michaela has worked in the livestock health industry as a research scientist since 1985. She is a director of the British Pig Association and is an active member of the British government’s Pig Expert Group. Michaela is also the author of The Commuter Pig Keeper.

More in this series: Small-scale pig keeping

March 2020 - September 2019


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