Pick on someone your own size!
It’s an interesting and generally unknown fact: When sows (female pigs) farrow (or give birth), they can have litters of piglets totalling 20 or more. But most sows only have 14 teats – which means they can only nurse up to 14 piglets comfortably.
Piglets feeding from their mother sow.
What do pig farmers do to ensure that all of the newborn piglets receive an equal amount of milk? Find out by reading the latest Dinner Starts Here blog written by Kendra Leslie. You can find it here:http://www.dinnerstartshere.ca/blog/entry/pick-on-someone-your-own-size
Posted by Farm and Food Care on June 28th, 2013 :: Filed under Animal care,Pigs,Pork
Tags :: animal care, animal welfare, pigs, Pork
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