Percentage of ham and loin increases when pigs stand to eat

Heitman, H; Bond, T

Percentage of ham and loin increases when pigs stand to eat

Authors

H. Heitman
T. E. Bond

Authors Affiliations

Hubert Heitman, Jr., is Professor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandman in the Experiment Station; T. E. Bond is Associate in the Experiment Station, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 16(12):8-9. DOI:10.3733/ca.v016n12p8. December 1962.

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Abstract

Forcing pigs to stand on their hind legs to feed may decrease their weight, but increases the percentage of ham, or ham and loin, according to recent tests at Davis.

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