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Pig Manual Liz Shankland

Pig Manual By Liz Shankland

Pig Manual by Liz Shankland


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Summary

The idea of keeping a few pigs has undergone something of a renaissance and never before has it been so popular.

Pig Manual Summary

Pig Manual: The complete step-by-step guide to keeping pigs by Liz Shankland

The idea of keeping a few pigs has undergone something of a renaissance and never before has it been so popular. The Pig Manual is a straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting started - whether your interest is filling your freezer, starting a new business, managing land the traditional way, or simply taking on some charismatic new pets. Packed with colour photos and clear step-by-step text, this manual is ideal for beginners who need advice on buying and rearing their first pigs. It's also a handy resource for the more experienced pig-keeper who occasionally needs to dip into a quick-reference manual for help and reassurance.

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About Liz Shankland

Liz Shankland has a smallholding 800ft up a mountain in Wales, where she keeps pigs, sheep, chickens and turkeys, and is a respected breeder of Tamworth pigs, and a prize-winning exhibitor. She is a journalist and broadcaster, and is the resident pig expert for Country Smallholding magazine.

Table of Contents

History of the modern pig: how breeds have developed, guide to the popular breeds, choosing the right breed. Getting started: costs, rules and regulations, training, housing, vets and transport. Buying: when to buy and where to buy from, what to look for, pedigree or non-pedigree? Feeding: different feeds, blending, growing, amounts needed. Health and welfare: diseases, general health advice, behaviour and first aid. Eating your own: psychological preparation, planning, timings, abattoirs, transport, butchers and home butchery, selling. Breeding: choosing stock, breeding cycles, nutritional and medicinal care, mating process, farrowing, care of litter, weaning. Showing: why, how and where, classes, preparation.

Additional information

GOR008436142
9781785211010
1785211013
Pig Manual: The complete step-by-step guide to keeping pigs by Liz Shankland
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Haynes Publishing Group
20160722
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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