Systems of pig production in Canterbury: An economic appraisal

A. Longwill

Department of Agriculture, Wellington

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1963, 23: 144-158

The opportunities for Canterbury farmers in supplying the local market are pointed out, and the extent to which the supplementation of skim milk by meals is profitable is discussed in the economic context prevailing.

An econograph is presented and its use in the formulation of pig production policy for Canterbury farms is discussed.

It is concluded that there is immediate scope for intensified production of pigs from most Canterbury dairy farms through more intensive supplementary feeding with grain meals up to the level of I lb meal to each gallon of skim milk available. More intensive meal feeding beyond this point would be economically feasible only if certain improvements in efficiency, which are outlined, are achieved.

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