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sasha.p



Joined: 04 Sep 2005
Posts: 452
Location: gwent

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:19 pm    Post subject: need advice about farming pigs Reply with quote

now things are starting to advance with our ground i am now starting to gear myself up with knowledge about the livestock i intend to keep i intend in the long run to get goats but this is a bit impractical with the amount of bracken so i am going to use pigs to control it by uprooting it and eventually killing it off .

what i need to know is how do i start with pigs i know i have to notify the animal health officer etc but what i want to know is about breeding them if i was to sell them where could i sell them is there any special rules around selling pigs for meat or pets who do i contact ?can a living be made of keeping pigs is it cost efficient?any advise is welcome i am also going to look on defras website to see what information they have it has been a few months since i have thought about any of this due to having my second child but now i can start to plan things out properly and get the ball rolling
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sasha.p



Joined: 04 Sep 2005
Posts: 452
Location: gwent

PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well looks like i have found everything i need anyway on defra's website.thanks anyway Smile
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milkmaid



Joined: 19 Apr 2005
Posts: 6805
Location: isle of lewis

PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i couldn't asnswer gave all the paperwork to someone else
and i've never breed pigs just fattened them and the rules are slightly different with just fattening and breeding ,good luck with it Very Happy
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