More pigmeat from fewer sows

UK - Replacement stock, new hygiene procedures and a down-sizing of the breeding herd - to enable finishing pigs to be taken to heavier slaughterweights - are starting to transform results on the pig unit at Bishop Burton College of Agriculture, near Beverley, EastYorkshire.
calendar icon 10 November 2003
clock icon 2 minute read
© 2000 - 2024 - Global Ag Media. All Rights Reserved | No part of this site may be reproduced without permission.