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  • Guernsey cow
    livestock farming
    / Production systems

    The farrow-to-finish operation is the historic foundation of the pork industry and includes all phases: breeding, gestation, farrowing, lactation, weaning, and subsequently growing the pigs to market weight. Typically, these operations have been on family farms, where owners raise pigs along with a grain operation in…

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    The farrow-to-finish operation is the historic foundation of the pork industry and includes all phases: breeding, gestation, farrowing, lactation, weaning, and subsequently growing the pigs to market weight. Typically, these operations have been on family farms, where owners raise pigs along with a grain operation in…

    Read More