We are extremely dedicated to providing the best quality in terms of breed stock. Tired of having your fields look like a plow went through? Still want to be able to grow your own pork? Then the Idaho Pasture Pig is definitely the answer!!! Provided your pigs are getting the necessary minerals they need, there is very little rooting up your fields – just nicely grazed pastures that look like horses or bison live there! They farrow easily and have less complications with birthing provided they maintain a healthy weight. They love grass and will graze just like the other animals we have on our farm. This allows them to be pasture based and graze the pastures and eat legumes and grasses very well. They also have inherited the shorter, upturned snouts similar to the Kunekune pigs, but more of a medium-length as compared to the shorter Kunekune snouts. They have a disposition similar to the Kunekune pigs in that they are loveable, extremely gentle, and love attention. Idaho Pasture Pigs come in a variety of colors including black/white, ginger, tri-colored, cream, and any combination of these colors. The founder of the IPP’s spent years perfecting the combination to get a fast growing, friendly, and most importantly GRAZING meat pig. Idaho Pasture Pigs (IPP’s) are a combination of the original Duroc, old Berkshire, and Kunekune breeds. Sows should mature to about 250-350 pounds and a boar should mature to about 350-450 pounds. They are also smaller in size at maturity comparatively than the average meat hog. These pigs mature to market weight within about 9 – 10 months(eating primarily grass) and eat less grain than the average meat hog does. Idaho Pasture Pigs are a newer breed of pig specifically designed to grow and mature at a faster rate than the Kunekune pigs, but are still true Grazing pigs. It is important to allow for adequate regrowth to ensure the longevity of your pasture and performance of your pigs.Grass Fed Pork, Pasture Pork, Natural Pork, Grazing Pig, all of these names apply to the Idaho Pasture Pigs. For example, years that experience low rainfall and slow pasture growth will result in pasture capacity (number of pigs and/or time on it) being reduced. Overall, pigs should be moved to a new pasture based on the assessment of plant availability and forage regrowth potential. Pigs should be moved when vegetative cover (forage availability) drops below 50 to 75% (i.e. Maintaining a higher vegetation height can minimize soil damage, erosion potential, and encourage faster plant regrowth. Rooting will destroy your pastures, reducing pasture productivity.An increasing in the amount of rooting signals that rotation is required.Forage height (within a paddock) should be used as an indicator for rotation, or assess the amount of time spent rooting versus grazing and other activities. It is better to keep pigs in a smaller area and rotate them more often (even daily), rather than keeping them in a larger area for a longer period of time. The length of time a paddock is grazed will depend on the size of the herd and the size of the paddock, in addition to specific local environmental factors (e.g. Last but not least it is essential to have a source of shade and water in every paddock. Electric fencing can be used to create smaller paddocks within the pasture, however, a pig-proof perimeter fence should be used around the whole pasture. This allows grazed plants to fully recover prior to being grazed again. Ideally, pastures should be divided into smaller paddocks, allowing a small area to be intensively grazed while the rest of the pasture is rested. Pasture movements need to be planned ahead of time, and based on forage availability and environmental factors, namely rainfall. Rotational grazing involves selectively moving animals (pigs) in a planned manner designed to improve soil, plant, and animal health.
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