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Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food
Sue Weaver
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Description for Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food
Paperback. Including chapters on pig behaviour and handling, housing, fencing, equipment, and health care, this title explains how to select an heirloom breed that's famous for flavour; feed the animal a healthful, natural diet; process it humanely; and end up with over 100 pounds of pork, including tenderloin, ribs, ham, bacon, sausage, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page colour insert, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
Raising a pig for meat is easy to do, even in a small space like a suburban backyard. In just five months, a 30-pound shoat will become a 250-pound hog and provide you with more than 100 pounds of pork, including tenderloin, ham, ribs, bacon, sausage, and more. Homegrown Pork covers everything you need to know to raise your own pig, from selecting a breed to feeding, housing, fencing, health care, and humane processing. Invite all your friends over for a healthy and succulent pork dinner!
Raising a pig for meat is easy to do, even in a small space like a suburban backyard. In just five months, a 30-pound shoat will become a 250-pound hog and provide you with more than 100 pounds of pork, including tenderloin, ham, ribs, bacon, sausage, and more. Homegrown Pork covers everything you need to know to raise your own pig, from selecting a breed to feeding, housing, fencing, health care, and humane processing. Invite all your friends over for a healthy and succulent pork dinner!
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Workman Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612121260
SKU
V9781612121260
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Sue Weaver
Sue Weaver has written hundreds of magazine articles and many books about livestock, horses, and chickens, including The Backyard Cow, The Backyard Goat, The Backyard Sheep, Storey and The Donkey Companion. Weaver and her husband share their ridgetop farmette in the southern Ozarks with an array of animal friends.
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