Show only small percentage of pigs ever reach market marke t only about 65 per cent of the pigs furrowed farrowed far rowed led live to reach the market of the 35 33 per cent that die the greatest mortality occurs during the first ten days says the united states department of agriculture during this time weak pigs die or are killed accidental deaths and injuries occur digestive disturbances and mismanagement bring the toll of loss to a point which staggers even the hog bog who has yearly experienced these losses but has never tabulated them when corn Is worth a dollar a bushel and GO 1113 a ton each pig has ars cost approximately at birth under average conditions many of these losses which occur during the first ten days could be avoided by better management of the brood sows bows and closer attention to farrowing furrowing far rowing time reducing the mortality among all kinds of young animals Is an easy way to increase profits |