Get Started In Pig Keeping

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Everything an amateur pigkeeper needs for success

Get Started in Pig Keeping offers amateur pigkeepers everything they need to make a success of this increasingly popular pursuit. Whether you are interested in breeding pigs, in meat production, or just want the pleasure of their company, this book covers legalities, basic equipment, picking breeds, understanding behaviour and how to raise and slaughter pigs. You'll get all of the advice you need on daily maintenance of your animal, from feeding to cleaning, and find ample resources if you wish to produce your own meat - or even market and sell it at a local level.

Get Started in Pig Keeping includes:

Chapter 1: The starting point

Chapter 2: Preparation and knowing the rules

Chapter 3: Before your pig arrives

Chapter 4: Can keeping pigs be cost effective?

Chapter 5: Getting your first pig

Chapter 6: Feeding your pig

Chapter 7: The health of your pig

Chapter 8: Breeding from your own stock

Chapter 9: Meat for the freezer

Chapter 10: Sales and Marketing

Chapter 11: Who's who in the pig world

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

Not got much time?

One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

Author insights

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

Test yourself

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

Extend your knowledge

Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

Five things to remember

Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

Try this

Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

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