Pastured pig breeds for hobby farms include multiple options to raise the perfect pork. Here are 17 types of pigs & hog breeds to consider.
By raising pigs on pasture you get healthier and better tasting meat, happy and contented animals and a few more excellent benefits that we list here.
The best way to care for pastured pigs is to start with healthy feeder pigs, raise them in groups of 2 or more with plenty of water, some shade and free choice ground feed in addition to the pasture, so the pigs can choose the daily balance of feeds eaten.
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. Some authorities consider it a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar); other authorities consider it a distinct species. Pigs were domesticated in the Neolithic ...