美国养猪课件Selecting Swine.pptVIP

Selecting Swine? Ag 102 Bell Work The Incredible Pig Did you Know? The pig was among the first animals domesticated Introduced to North America by Hernando de Soto (Florida) The Incredible Pig Did you know? Fat from the pig was used to make nitroglycerine for War explosives After war, consumers were diet conscience and quit eating pig See the difference? Selection has changed over timeIn the past, short fat lard types. Now: an extremely thick-muscled, long bodied, stress prone type Why?? Market changes- supply and demand Easy with short generation interval:Progress more rapidly to produ