New approaches for sourcing breeding stock

摘要

Who would ever have thought that buying a breeding pig was a big issue other than negotiating the price with the seller! Well it used to be like that only a few decades ago! In fact one could visit a pig breeder have a good look at his or her stock, 'poke it' and 'prod it', count the number of teats, look at its general conformation and locomotion and then start haggling. Those were the days!