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Fewer Breeding Pigs, More Finishers in UK's 2013 Livestock Census

2014-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - The latest census of pig numbers in the United Kingdom in December 2013 reveals the breeding herd down by two per cent from 12 months previously and there are 10 per cent fewer gilts for future breeding. There are five per cent more fattening pigs.

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