Small-Scale Pig Raising
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781626542471
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Do you dream of raising a feeder animal but have limited land, time, and money? Dirk van Loon has a solution for you! Covering everything from buying your pig to smoking your own bacon, Small-Scale Pig Raising will show you how to produce the most meat for the smallest investment of time and money.This volume covers the essentials, including: Housing & equipment, Penning & handling, Commercial feeds, Alternative feeds, Pig digestion & physiology, Breeding & farrowing, Management techniques, and Butchering. Small-Scale Pig Raising includes in-depth detail on home butchering with step-by-step instructions and photos that break down the entire process from slaughtering to portioning meat for the freezer. This book covers everything a beginner needs to know.Dirk van Loon, a graduate of the College of Agriculture at Cornell, publishes Rural Delivery, a monthly magazine for small-scale farmers, and raises food for his table in Nova Scotia.
| ISBN-13 | 9781626542471 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1626542473 |
| Weight | 1.40 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.69 x 0.63 x 9.61 In |
| List Price | $24.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 274 pages |
| Publisher | Echo Point Books & Media |
| Published On | 2015-09-10 |
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