Contract Rearing
Keeping pigs on a contract rearing or bed and breakfast basis can be a useful diversification for a business. In most cases, existing buildings can be adapted to accommodate pigs, however having suitable housing is only the first step. Other key requirements are supplies of good quality water, straw and labour as well as an excellent level of stockmanship and an eye for attention to detail.
In this section we have a guide to what is required for a contract rearing arrangement, as well as two videos of young people who have adapted buildings to contract rear pigs.
Bed & Breakfast - Pigs
Keeping pigs on a contract rearing or a bed and breakfast basis can be a useful diversification for a farming business. In most cases, existing buildings can be adapted fairly easily to accommodate pigs however, having suitable housing is only the first step. Other key requirements are supplies of good quality water, straw and labour. The other major requirement and perhaps the one that cannot be understated is having a good level of stockmanship and an eye for attention to detail. Read more>>
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