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The itchy pigs will rub themselves against it, oiling up their skin and killing the lice. And so it was then that we found ourselves with two rowdy Berkshire gilts and absolutely no idea how to raise them.

Which brings me to sow nutrition, a topic I don't think I have adequate information about, though I do know it's important. She gets cranky when hungry. Some days I wish I just knew what I need to know.

One common (and perfectly legal) way of disposing of liquid manure is to blast it from what's known as a “manure cannon” into the air over fields, ostensibly as fertilizer. Pork is one of my favorite proteins, and I won't deny my pigs experience one...

All differ in growth rate, litter size, mature body size, time required to reach market weight and grazing ability. Mature sows average eight to 10 piglets per litter and produce ample milk to feed them.

But, as many farmers prefer to provide an indoor environment for farrowing, this ideal scenario isn't always plausible. It's sometimes necessary to repeat once after weening—watch for signs of anemia, such as slowed growth, pale coloring around the...

“Have a goal in mind before turning the pigs into the woods,” says Pete Lammers, PhD, assistant professor of agriculture in swine nutrition and management at Illinois State University.

If you can't find pork to sample locally, search for heritage-pork producers online. Yorkshires are big, muscular, fine-boned pigs with soft, fine hair, a dished face and small, upright ears.

Getting good pork to market starts with loading pigs into a trailer. Tilt The Trailer Many livestock trailers can be cranked up to bring the back of the trailer close to the ground.

Now synercid, a drug used to treat vancomycin-resistant infections, is threatened because of the use of virginiamycin as a growth promoter in hogs and chickens. If your customers want extra-lean pork with just a touch of inter-marbled fat, sell them meat...

8 Reasons to Buy Heritage Pork Despite the Price Tags farm , pigs Non-heritage crossbreeds, on the other hand, are bred for eating high-density starch and protein. You'll need to be able to supply them with unlimited fresh water every day in the hotter...

The USDA mounted a successful, nationwide pseudorabies eradication program in 1989, so the disease has been eliminated from most domestic swine herds. They don't always prevent the disease, but outbreaks tend to be milder in vaccinated herds.

From a holistic farming perspective, seeking a long-term solution is preferable to reacting to a recurring problem by patching problems up so they can be damaged again. Sustained exposure to noises of 85 Db or more require some type of ear protection.

Other research-based, feed recommendations include adding fiber to the diet; pelleting or grinding feed to increase digestibility; wet-feeding to reduce feed and water spills; providing water low in nitrates and sulfates; feeding only the minimum required...

Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from the toughest experiences. The babies arrived on the coldest day of that winter, and we scrambled to get piglets warm and nursing. Despite our veritable library of books on farming and animal husbandry, not...

Also as with mites, a second or even third treatment will be needed to kill nymphs and adults that hatched and developed from eggs after the first treatment. Pigs can even be infested with both parasites at the same time.

Too much fiber during the summer can lead to overheating. To reduce the chance of heat-related illnesses and symptoms like lethargy, weight loss, muscle tremors and, in extreme cases, death, follow these five strategies to help keep your pigs cool.

Signs of both diseases are the same, but there is no cross-protection between them. The disease is most often transmitted through fecal-oral contact, but transmission through aerosolization, aka inhaling or consuming vaporized liquids and solids that...

You might decide to do the processing on your own farm for meat you will eat at home, or if you plan to sell your meat, you should start up a working relationship with a local processor.

Deep bedding will also help maintain warmth. Pile Up Bedding For bedding, straw or hay works well, with wood chips underneath for absorption. At a young age, we generally only wake up every 4 to 6 hours to feed piglets, whereas during the day we may feed...

The only places they tend to avoid are higher altitudes with heavy snowfall and open farmland without shade. It provides feral pigs a supply of protein-rich nutrition and supplies much-needed calories for winter rooting and an extra layer of fat.

Gestation Is 114 Days Pigs are many things, and you can add punctual to that list—their gestation periods are 114 days, and the regularity of delivery following conception is insanely consistent.

Getting too attached to livestock is not in a farm's financial interest, but I made an exception for a boar named George Clooney. In the early days of our farm, my family and I, influenced by previous experiences with a friend's organic farm and the unexpected...

If you want to raise a herd of heritage pigs to keep a breed from extinction, feed conversion efficiency won't be a primary concern for you. If a pig requires a lot of feed to gain muscle, the efficiency is low; less feed required to achieve muscle gain...

Courtesy Christi R. These sweeties garner a lot of attention on the farm—and we're not going to lie, you might find our editors secretly Googling pictures of piglets during our lunch breaks.

Piglet mortality is a major issue for farmers, and using these barns saves the lives of many piglets. Food/Water Needs A farrowing sow needs constant access to food and water. Cold temperatures, the bodies of large sows, and infection and disease are...

So trust your instinct. Instinct may seem ineffable—you can't grip it in your palm the way you can a shovel handle—but it's just an effect of your experience with the land, the animals.

Seen from the side, the face has a slight dish-shape with a large jowl and an upturned nose. In 1875, breeders formed the American Berkshire Association (ABA), making it the first breeders group and swine registry in the world.