I give my sows some slightly spoiled bales of silage if I or my neighbours have any. They love it.
No, they can't digest the cellulose, they need starch.That's interesting. I have read about pigs eating silage. Wonder of they would fatten on a mainly silage / haylage diet then....
Man in Somerset rears forage diet pigsThat's interesting. I have read about pigs eating silage. Wonder of they would fatten on a mainly silage / haylage diet then....
Where might one get small (1-2 ton) amounts of fodder beet?
I also feed potatoes (pigs not boar) but my supply is not as healthy as I'd like.
Where in the country are you?