Big Things - Little Things

Pretzer, D.D.

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Big Things - Little Things

Pretzer, D.D.

This study examined the economic effects of applying controllable management factors for farrow-to-finish operations. Average producers in Kansas market 7 pigs/litter with an average feed conversion of 4.58. Improvement in 9 areas of management increased profits on 240 litters by $43,680. Each item appears small. However "Big Things" come from the sum of "Little Things".

Keywords: Swine; Management factors; Farrow-to-finish operations

Conference: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 11, 1982
Starting Page: 6, Ending Page: 9
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

Date: 1982

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Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/3793

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