Pig producers intent on surviving the current pig crisis could save themselves thousands of pounds by utilising a little knowledge, according to Matthew Curtis, managing director of ACMC.
"The pig industry has been in this situation before and it is clear that they will not get much help from politicians or the big pigmeat buyers, the supermarkets. So producers are going to have to help themse...
As pigs get older their FCR increases because their maintenance needs become more important and they deposit less muscle and more fat. So the last kgs of gain are the most expensive ones and the FCR at 100 kg can be close to 4. Depending on cost of feed and meat prices, selling the pigs a few days earlier can mean big savings on production costs.