The importance of building environment for pig breeding

摘要

PIG PRODUCTION IS big business.. Worldwide, more pork is consumed than any other meat, well ahead of poultry and beef. As a result, successful pig producers are always looking for better ways to do what they do. There are several factors that impact whether a producer is successful, i.e. genetics, nutrition, management and building environment. One of the most important is the environment of the buildings that house pigs through their process of breeding, growth and maturity. To fully understand howbuilding environment impacts the fate of market pigs is to understand the very nature of pigs.