What the textbooks don’t tell you about… Stockmanship and computerised wet feeding

13-10-2001 | Pigs | Sows & Boars | Article

‘What is desirable in modern pig husbandry should be considered as carefully as what is possible’.

This article can also be found at Pig Progress, volume 17, no. 10

Pig Progress Volume 17 No-10 2001

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