The Pig: Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing

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The Pig: Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Sanders Spencer.

Contents

• THE PIG BREEDING, REARING, AND MARKETING6
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS7
• INTRODUCTION7
• THE PIG13
• CHAPTER I NON-PEDIGREE PIGS13
• The Hampshire13
• Spotted Pigs15
• The Large White and Blue Pigs16
• White Pigs16
• Black Pigs17
• CHAPTER II PURE BREEDS17
• STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE19
• LARGE WHITE19
• MIDDLE WHITE20
• TAMWORTH21
• BERKSHIRE PIGS22
• LARGE BLACK PIG23
• LARGE WHITE ULSTER23
• LINCOLNSHIRE CURLY-COATED PIG24
• THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD SPOTS25
• THE CUMBERLAND PIG26
• CHAPTER III CROSS-BRED PIGS28
• CHAPTER IV DENTITION AND AGE OF PIGS35
• CHAPTER V SELECTION OF THE BOAR38
• CHAPTER VI SELECTION OF THE SOW43
• CHAPTER VII THE SOW'S UDDER47
• CHAPTER VIII MATING THE YOUNG SOW49
• CHAPTER IX THE FARROWING SOW53
• CHAPTER X WEANING PIGS62
• CHAPTER XI THE REARING OF YOUNG PIGS67
• CHAPTER XII HOUSING OF PIGS72
• CHAPTER XIII THE EXHIBITION OF PIGS77
• CHAPTER XIV PRESENT AND FUTURE PIG-KEEPING84
• CHAPTER XV PIG-FATTENING88
• CHAPTER XVI A PIG CALENDAR98
• CHAPTER XVII DISEASES OF THE PIG104
• Swine Fever104
• Swine Erysipelas107
• Anthrax, Foot and Mouth Disease and Rabies107
• Cramp, Diarrhœa and Epileptic Fits107
• Inversion of the Vagina or the Uterus108
• Inversion of the Rectum108
• Tender Feet109
• Constipation109
• Eczema110
• Measles110
• Rickets110
• Tuberculosis111
• Worms111
• Sore Teats112
• Salt and Soda Poisoning112
• CHAPTER XVIII THE CURING OF PORK113
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE141

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