Small-Scale Pig Raising

Do you dream of raising a feeder animal but have limited land, time, and money? Dirk van...
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Author: Dirk Van Loon
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Small-Scale Pig Raising by Van Loon, Dirk

Small-Scale Pig Raising

BD$53.99

Small-Scale Pig Raising

BD$53.99
Author: Dirk Van Loon
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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
  • 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.

Readers interested in related titles from Dirk Van Loon will also want to see: Small-Scale Pig Raising Updated 2nd Edition (ISBN: 1626545537 ).



Author: Dirk Van Loon
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Published: 06/27/2014
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781626548855

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