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Percentage of ham and loin increases when pigs stand to eat
Authors
H. HeitmanT. 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.
Heitman H, Bond T. 1962. Percentage of ham and loin increases when pigs stand to eat. Hilgardia 16(12):8-9. DOI:10.3733/ca.v016n12p8
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