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More Than 100,000 Copies in Print!

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 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 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.

This book is also available from Echo Point Books as a paperback (ISBN 1626545537).

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781626545540
  • ISBN-10: 1626545545
  • Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
  • Publish Date: June 2016
  • Dimensions: 9.61 x 6.69 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.42 pounds
  • Page Count: 278

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