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"A Guide to Traditional Pig Keeping"Starting with Pigs - A Beginners Guide for pig-keepers by Andy Case

by Carol Harris

A clear, concise and practical guide to sound, old-fashioned basic pig husbandry. The book provides information required by anyone thinking about buying and keeping some pigs. For existing pig keepers it provides extra information to help with most situations. Especially suitable for pig smallholdings.

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Start Farming Pigs - A Beginner's Guide to Pig-KeepingStarting with Pigs - A Beginners Guide for pig-keepers by Andy Case

by Andy Case

Written for the smallholder pig keeper
this guide gives clear instructions on the care and management of outdoor pigs on a small scale farm.

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Swine Husbandry Guide - information about keeping pigs, pig care and management on a smallholding 
"A Field Guide to Pigs" - Pig Breeds - Facts - Behaviour - Zoology
Review: A cute collection of all kinds of interesting titbits of information about pigs. There is a good guide to the zoological and historical background of the porcine species. Fascinating titbits about pigs taken from literature. A review of common breeds and their identification features and geographical distribution plus general information about the behaviour, needs and lifestyle of pigs. It is a useful book for people who are new to the world of the pig and pig farming.
Industry people looking for specialist technical husbandry information will be disappointed.
Especially useful for smallholders and hobby or pet pigkeepers.
Contents: Pig terms - Parts of a pig - Pork cuts and joints, pork bellies and spam Pig Watching - Pig farming Domestic pig breeds, Wild pigs, other Suidae & the Peccary Origin of pigs and history of pig domestication Pig Latin, Pig quotations, Pig Poems, Superstitions, Glossary.
 
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On the Farm by Jimmy Doherty - The book of the famous smallholding TV series Jimmy's Farm
"On the Farm" by Jimmy Doherty
 
The book of the famous TV series "Jimmy's Farm"
 
The book gives a fuller picture of the process of building the smallholding farm and what life was like doing it plus more insight into the character of Jimmy Doherty himself and how he coped with setbacks and frustrations. An informative and enjoyable read.
The book tells of Doherty's sheer hard work and determination to create a rare breed farm with no experience at all. It also has some useful practical farming tips and recipes on extensive welfare-friendly organic livestock farming and on cooking and selling high quality meat products including the famous Jimmy Doherty "love sausage".

 
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The Biological Potential of Swine

USA edition of The Whole Hog - natural history of domestic and wild swine United Kingdom and Canada edition of The Whole Hog - biology of domesticated and wild pigs

Author of "The Whole Hog - Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs" is biologist Lyall Watson who has tracked pigs in the wild, observed their resourceful and playful lives and deciphered their language of vocal sounds. During forty million years of evolution, pigs have become increasingly versatile, gregarious and more curious. Sixteen species of wild pigs are found over all continents except Australia (feral pigs only) and Antarctica.

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Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs by Kelly Klober Storeys Guide to Raising Pigs by Kelly Klober
Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs
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Paperback - 313 pages
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Swine management and Pig Production Biological principles - hogs and pigs
Pig Production
Biological Principles & Applications

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Dr. John McGlone & Dr. Wilson G. Pond

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Keeping pigs - guide for smallholders Rearing pork - smallholding manual

 
Small-Scale Pig Raising
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Dirk Van Loon & Dick Van Loon

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Practical Pig Keeping by Paul Smith Practical Pig Keeping by Paul Smith

Practical Pig Keeping
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Hardcover 208 pages
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Management and feeding of nursery swine - weaner pigsThe Weaner Pig: Nutrition and Management - NEW!!
by Dr. Mike A. Varley & Dr. Julian Wiseman
Hardback - 352 pages Approx price: US$100   UK£55 currency calculator
 
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Stockpersons & StockmanshipHuman-Livestock Interactions::
The Stockperson & Productivity & Welfare of Intensively Farmed Animals
by Paul H. Hemsworth & G.J. Coleman
Hardcover 176 pages Approx price: US$55   UK£30
 
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Management of Pigs HealthManaging Pig Health and The Treatment of Disease
by Mike R. Muirhead & Dr. Tom J.L. Alexander
Hardcover 608 pages Approx price: US$184   UK£115 other currencies calculator
Synopsis:
A comprehensive and practical manual to the management and control of disease in pigs and specifically how it can affect the various stages of pig production. It includes detailed advice on disease identification, prevention and treatment, plus strategies to increase productivity.
Weaner rearing, wean to finish & farrow to finish operations are all covered.
Humane euthanasia methods and shooting techniques for killing pigs that are dying or suffering have are clearly described and well illustrated.
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pig stockperson skillsPig Stockmanship: Garth Pig Stockmanship Standards
by Dr. John Carr
The Garth Veterinary Practice, Beeford, Yorkshire
Paperback 62 pages Approx price: US$5   UK£8 currency conversion calculator
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Farm livestock handling and transport welfareLivestock Handling and Transport
2nd Edition
by Dr. Temple Grandin (2000)
Hardback - 464 pages Approx price: US$110   UK£60 currency calculator
 
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Harris on the Pig: Practical Hints for Pig Farmers pigs & swine management
by Joseph Harris & Noel Perrin
Paperback 280 pages Approx price: US$12   UK£8 currency calculator
In this delightful guide, farmer Joseph Harris dispenses comprehensive, time-honoured teachings on the whys and wherefores of pig rearing. Included here is an introduction to various breeds of pigs such as the Lord Western Essex and the Chester County White, a common-sense approach to feeding, instruction on building piggeries and pens, plus dozens of other useful lessons-all leavened with a healthy dose of humour. Gems of knowledge abound: Unlike the ox, who has four, the pig has but one stomach and therefore requires food containing a greater amount of nutriment in a given bulk.
A well-bred pig won't waste energy wandering around the pen and will sleep three-fourths of the time in winter. Also, insists Harris, pigpens should be cleaned daily. This few minutes' work on the part of the farmer will soon lead pigs to form cleanly habits, which will in turn save on bedding.
Illustrated throughout with helpful line drawings, Harris on the Pig is a veritable swine bible offering the serious breeder and casual reader alike a fine education in the practices of twentieth-century weaner, sow, boar and gilt management. Ordering information (Amazon): USA & international   UK & Europe

 

Management of Pigs, Hogs & Swine

 

The Science and Practice of Pig Production
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by Professor Colin T. Whittemore
Hardcover, 624 pages, Approx price: US$115   UK£70
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The Neonatal Pig: Development and Survival
M. A. Varley (Editor) (1995)
Hardcover Approx price: US$100   UK£59
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Outdoor Pigs: Principles and Practice
Stark, B.A., MacHin, D.H. and Wilkinson, J.M. (1990)
Approx price: US$35   UK£21
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Practical Animal Handling
Anderson, R.S (1991)
Approx price: US$45   UK£26
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