How Do You Increase The Weight Of A Pig?
Increasing the weight of a pig can be a simple matter of feeding it the right combination of foodstuffs. • Determine what percentage of the meal should be protein. A young pig of 8 weeks should be given feed with 17-18% protein. Older pigs should get around 15%. • Determine what type of protein source(s) you’re going to use. Tankage and meat scraps are one good source (although some people fear spread of disease when using meat scraps, since human illnesses can be given to pigs through direct contact; i.e. eating the meat), as is soybean oil meal. For best results, give the pigs a mix of both. • Determine what types of grain you’re going to use. No matter what type of grains you use, 50% of it should be yellow corn. Barley, wheat, and sorghum can also be used, but take care with the sorghum. Do not use the bird-proof sorghums because they have reduced palatability. Also, yellow or white sorghum is better than red. • If you make the feed yourself, grind the grain (but not too finely) an
