Thinking of pigs to raise your income?

Authors

P McNamara

Keywords

Pigs, Feeding, Cost analysis, Western Australia

Disciplines

Comparative Nutrition | Finance and Financial Management | Other Animal Sciences

First Page Number

29

Last Page Number

32

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

WHEAT quotas and low wool prices have caused many farmers to look to pigs to consume homegrown grain and to lift their incomes. However, with sow numbers at a record level, is it possible for a wheatbelt farmer to raise pigs profitably?

Because of his access to cheap grain, the wheatbelt farmer may be able to make a good profit on each pig sold. This could make pigmeat production a useful sideline on the farm, providing the farmer produces only lean pigs. There is no market for overfat pigs.

This article gives some hints on production of pigs on cereal farms and sounds a warning on the pitfalls of pig raising.

Recommended Citation

McNamara, P (1971) "Thinking of pigs to raise your income?," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 12: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol12/iss2/2