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    Use heart girth to estimate the weight of finishing pigs

    By Crystal N. Groesbeck, Kansas State University - Many 4-H participants and swine producers may not have access to an accurate scalefor weighing their pigs. Heart girth measurement can be a tool for 4-H members and producers to estimate body weight and track the growth of pigs.
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