Description

This antique volume contains a detailed comparison between English and Danish pig production, published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with the University of Nottingham. A thorough and fascinating exposition on the subject, this is a text that will greatly appeal to those with an interest in the development of European pig farming, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector of such literature. The chapters of this book include: ‘Physical Productivity Factors in Pig Production’, ‘Costs of Pig Production’, ‘Costs at Bacon Factories’, ‘Features of Importance in Danish Pig Production’, ‘What Could be Done in This Country’, ‘Pig Population Statistics’, ‘Pig Slaughtering Statistics’, etcetera. This text was first published in 1954, and is proudly republished now, complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on pig farming.