EMERGENCE OF INTENSIVE PIGGERY -- CATERING THE DEMANDS OF URBAN CONSUMERS
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Date
2014-11
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TANUVAS
Abstract
Pigs are viable and profitable enterprise that can be easily adopted and adapted
by small-scale farmers. Pigs require little investment; they are prolific and are good feed
to meat converters compared to other livestock such as cattle. Pigs produce meat
without contributing to the degradation of grazing lands and pork is particularly
suitable for processing. Further pork provides a more varied diet for the farm family
and pigs are one of the few livestock animals where nearly all parts of the animal can
be consumed by the farm family. Pigs products range from primary commodities such
as pork, to processed food products such as sausages and smoked hams to cooked
salted ears, eaten as snack foods. Practical extension and training enables farmers to
raise pigs successfully and to apply simple processing techniques to produce various
pork products. This increases the value of the commodity and enables small-scale
farmers to sell pig products over and above slaughter time.
Description
TNV_WS_SA_E_Nov2014(93-102)
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Animal Science