Today's the day! Please join me in welcoming Winter, Spring, and Summer to Autumn Pig Research. Winter is our honorary Duroc, Summer is our Berkshire, and Spring is our Yorkshire!
Winter: initial weight of 41 lbs Spring: initial weight of 54 lbs Summer: initial weight of 56 lbs Each of the pigs have been vaccinated and dewormed. They have been placed in separated, bleached, and well-cleaned pens with a pig mat for comfort. Winter: Feeding will start today at 1.23 lbs per feeding or 2.46 lbs per day. Spring: Feeding will start today at 1.62 lbs per feeding or 3.24 lbs per day. Summer: Feeding will start today at 1.98 lbs per feeding or 3.96 lbs per day. Let's address some of the variations among our subjects. Does gender play into any of our categories (price, quality, and quantity)? According to Science Alert's lengthy 2019 article on gender research, I will not have to worry about the difference in back fat (price), taste (quality), or size (quantity) with the exception of a slightly heavier bowel and stomach in female swine. This does not really affect the meat my buyers will be receiving in regards to the categories of meat production, so I did not select a specific gender for my 3 pigs.
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AuthorHey! I'm Aubrey. I'll be documenting weekly the pig's weight and observational data between our beloved test subjects. Archives
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