ANFS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Meat Packing Industry, Feeder, Weaning
19 Mar 2019
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Gross annual income of approximately billion. Hogs currently generate 5. 5% of all u. s. farm cash receipts and over 11% of animal agriculture"s share of all u. s. farm cash receipts. Hogs are the fourth most important money generator in food animal agriculture. U. s. produces 10% of the world"s pig meat (pork) with 7% of the world"s hogs. 19 pigs per square mile third most numerous livestock. Most efficient because they are not ruminant - better at converting pounds of feed to pounds of gain. Farrowing herd --- to feeder pig producer -- to feeder pig: farrow to wean. Feeder pig producer - has to know how to birth, info about lactation and raising pigs. Breeding /gestation/nursing facility/ barn (and boars) - high costs. Baby pigs (sells 35-50 lb feeder pigs or 10-15 lb early weaned pigs) - nursery: finisher - has pigs from 2 to 5. 5 months of age --- weight gain most here months of age - 240 lbs)
