Abstract

This study examined the economic effects of applying controllable management factors for farrow-to-finish operations. Average producers in Kansas market 7 pigs/litter with an average feed conversion of 4.58. Improvement in 9 areas of management increased profits on 240 litters by $43,680. Each item appears small. However "Big Things" come from the sum of "Little Things".; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 11, 1982

Keywords: Swine day, 1982, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 82-614-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 422, Swine, Management factors, Farrow-to-finish operations

How to Cite:

Pretzer, D. D., (1982) “Big Things - Little Things”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(10), 6-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6092