The bestselling author takes a delightful look at the occasionally amusing, often instructive, and completely admirable qualities of pigs in this indispensable book filled with both realistic and wonderfully fanciful illustrations of pigs that illuminate everything anyone wants to know about pigs.

The Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs

Originally published in the 1950s, this extremely comprehensive book answers 800 questions about pigs and pig-keeping. Packed full of useful information and well illustrated with explanatory diagrams, this contains much of practical use to today’s pig keeper. Contents Include: Breeding – Breeding for Bacon – Sow’s Breeding Life – Feeding – Animal Protein – Antibiotics – Artificial Rearing – Housing – Equipment – Fattening Houses – Management – Bad Habits – Crops and Cropping – Ear Marking and Ringing – Veterinary – Abnormalities – Abnormal Behaviour – Abortion – Boar Troubles
All about Pigs & Pig-Keeping – 800 Questions and Answers

These guides give novice and experienced livestock farmers all they need to know to successfully keep and profit from animals. Each book includes information on selection, housing, behavior, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, health concerns, and remedies for illness. The books also cover the business of raising animals, such as processing meat, milk, eggs, and more. The authors were chosen not only for their expertise but also for their ability to explain the ins and outs of animal husbandry in an inviting and accessible style. Whether readers are ready to start an entire herd or flock or are considering purchasing their first animal, Storey’s Guide to Raising books offer vital information and are an indispensable reference
Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs