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Pig production costs halved
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Pig production costs halved
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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The use of locally-available raw materials has halved the cost of pig production in the Solomon Islands. In trials funded by the Overseas Development Administration's Geographical Divlsion, local copra meal, cassava and fishmeal were fed to pigs instead of imported cereals and soya. Fishmeal concentrate can also be added to feeds of fresh coconut and cassava, although it is still necessary to import vitamins and minerals. Such has been the demand for the local feed that a feedmill at Mamara has been brought back into operation, and now produces 40-60 tonnes per month. Natural Resources Institute Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK The use of locally-available raw materials has halved the cost of pig production in the Solomon Islands. In trials funded by the Overseas Development Administration's Geographical Divlsion, local copra meal, cassava and fishmeal were fed to pigs... |
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2014-10-08T13:40:56Z
2014-10-08T13:40:56Z 1991 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1991. Pig production costs halved . Spore 31. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45451 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 31
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CTA
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Spore
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