Small-Scale Pig Raising - Paperback
Small-Scale Pig Raising - Paperback
by Dirk Van Loon (Author)
More Than 100,000 Copies in Print!
Do you dream of raising a feeder animal but have limited land, time, andmoney? Dirk van Loon has a solution for you! Covering everything frombuying your pig to smoking your own bacon, Small-Scale Pig Raising willshow you how to produce the most meat for the smallest investment of timeand money in a healthy and stress-free environment.
This volume covers the essentials, including:
- Housing & Equipment
- Penning & Handling
- Commercial Feeds
- Alternative Feeds
- Pig Digestion & Physiology
- Breeding & Farrowing
- Management Techniques
- Butchering
Small-Scale Pig Raising includes in-depth detail on home butchering withstep-by-step instructions and photos that break down the entire process fromslaughtering to portioning meat for the freezer. This book covers everythinga beginner needs to know.
This book is also available from Echo Point Books as a hardcover (ISBN 1626545545).
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