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Pig husbandry
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Pig husbandry
Terminology
- Pig types
- Gilt
- Sow
- Boar
- Pig types
UK Industry
- Where they're reared
- Indoors- most finishing pigs end here
- Outdoors- pigs have more fat for the winter and are more maternal
- Free range- outdoor production, more space
- Organic- strict guidlines
- must feed pig dense pellet- wont blow away
- Depends on location- need sandy, drainy soil
- 118 abattoirs in England (has decreased)
- UK not eating certain parts of pig- exported
- Slaughter <100kg live weight
- only 60% of carcass weight when finished
- Creating slaughter generations
- 1. NUCLEUS- testing and selection of pig traits
- 2. MULTIPLIER- crossbreed selected traits and undergo expansion
- 3. COMMERCIAL- flexibility for end traits, give birth to slaughter generation
- Where they're reared
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- Mind Map on Pig husbandry, created by Chloe Moss on 24/01/2018.
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- Chloe Moss · Jan 2018
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- Jan 24, 2018
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