date:May 18, 2015
rcentage ranges from 65 - 80 in comparison to other livestock species whose dressing yields may not exceed 65 per cent.
It provides quick returns since the marketable weight of fatteners can be achieved with in a period of six to eight months. Pork is most nutritious with high fat and low water content and has got better energy value than that of other meats.
It is rich in vitamins like thiamin, Niacin and riboflavin. Pigs store fat rapidly for which there is an increasing demand from poultry fe