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#64 Alex Johnson "Sheep in the UK"

Ranching Reboot

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Is There a Keel Space Available for Pigs?

Large numbers of sows being aborted or finished pigs shot on farm because there wasn't a keel space available for them. Some commentators believe it's almost a power play by the big processes to squeeze out the few remaining independent producers. But if you compare year on your slaughtering figures on a weekly basis, there was almost no change. In fact, during the supp cove down ton, we've been killing more pigs nationally than the five year average.

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