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Pig Industry
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- 1Global Annual Pig Meat Production113 million tonnes
- 2Global consumption of pig meat annually112 million tonnes
- 3Worlds largest pig meat consumer and producerChina
- 4UK annual pig meat consumption1.6 million tonnes
- 5UK annual pig meat production0.9 million tonnes
- 6UK self-sufficiency of pig meat55%, net importer
- 7Pigs kept worldwide990 million
- 8Pigs kept in UK4 million, 3.6m fattening, 0.4m breeder
- 9Proportion of UK pig farms that are outdoors40%
- 10—1) Nucleus, GGP, purebreeding
2) Multiplier, GP, crossbreeding
3) Commercial, P - 11Age of sow at first litter12 months
- 12Typical litter size11-13 live births
- 13Birth Weight1-2kg
- 14Weaning age and weight27 days, 7kg
- 15Litters per sow per year2.2-2.5
- 16UK average carcase weight84kg
- 17Liveweight/slaughterweightweight of live animal at slaughter
- 18Carcase weight/ Dressed weightweight at end of slaughter line after all unusable material is removed
- 19Killing out percentagedressed weight over live weight, ~75% in pigs due to low viscera weight
- 20Pork weight55-70kg
- 21Bacon weight90-110kg
- 223 distinct pig markets in UK•heavy hogs (meat products)
•bacon market and cutters
•fresh pork market
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- Flashcards on Pig Industry, created by Elizabeth Mulligan on 14/11/2018.
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