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Storey's guide to raising pigs : care, facilities, management, breed selection / Kelly Klober.
Raise hogs in a healthy, profitable manner with expert guidance and practical advice from long-time hog farmer Kelly Klober. Whether you're a small farmer or an artisanal breeder, this comprehensive guide gives you everything you need to know to be successful. Learn how to choose the right breed for your farm; oversee breeding, birthing, and nursing; manage safe, humane housing and fencing options; butcher your hogs and process the pork; and effectively market your hogs and pork.--COVER.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635860429
- ISBN: 1635860423
- ISBN: 9781635860436
- ISBN: 1635860431
- Physical Description: xvii, 324 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: 4th edition.
- Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2018]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | An introduction to raising hogs -- Breeds tried and true -- Raising hogs for the family table -- Home butchering and pork processing -- Fitting and showing hogs -- The hog business -- Preparing for your herd -- Selecting breeding stock -- Managing your breeding herd -- Hog health care -- Managing your hog operation -- Day-to-day life with hogs. |
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| Subject: | Swine breeds. Swine. Animal care. Farm animals. Farm buildings. Farm management. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Skagit Library | 636.4 KLO | 1013837 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 02276cam a2200397 i 4500 | ||
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| 001 | 309208 | ||
| 003 | SKAGIT | ||
| 005 | 20190617160009.0 | ||
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| 020 | . | ‡a1635860423 ‡q(paperback ; ‡qalkaline paper) | |
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| 020 | . | ‡a1635860431 ‡q(hardcover ; ‡qalkaline paper) | |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aKlober, Kelly, ‡d1949- ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aStorey's guide to raising pigs : ‡bcare, facilities, management, breed selection / ‡cKelly Klober. |
| 246 | 3 | . | ‡aGuide to raising pigs |
| 250 | . | ‡a4th edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNorth Adams, MA : ‡bStorey Publishing, ‡c[2018] | |
| 300 | . | ‡axvii, 324 pages : ‡billustrations (chiefly color) ; ‡c24 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aAn introduction to raising hogs -- Breeds tried and true -- Raising hogs for the family table -- Home butchering and pork processing -- Fitting and showing hogs -- The hog business -- Preparing for your herd -- Selecting breeding stock -- Managing your breeding herd -- Hog health care -- Managing your hog operation -- Day-to-day life with hogs. |
| 520 | . | ‡aRaise hogs in a healthy, profitable manner with expert guidance and practical advice from long-time hog farmer Kelly Klober. Whether you're a small farmer or an artisanal breeder, this comprehensive guide gives you everything you need to know to be successful. Learn how to choose the right breed for your farm; oversee breeding, birthing, and nursing; manage safe, humane housing and fencing options; butcher your hogs and process the pork; and effectively market your hogs and pork.--COVER. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aIncludes index. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSwine breeds. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSwine. | |
| 630 | 0 | 0. | ‡aAnimal care. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFarm animals. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFarm buildings. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFarm management. | |
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