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Regulation of pastured hogs in the wet season?

Q: Hi! I heard from a source of questionable credibility that hog operations aren't allowed to have hogs on pasture past November 1st and through the winter. I'm hoping to find more information on this. I am involved in a small hog operation that is considering using a 4 acre plot to finish 8 hogs.

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Livestock & Wildfire Resource Hub

Wildfire, via smoke and flames, can endanger the health and productivity of livestock. We are investigating the effects of wildfire—particularly smoke—on cattle. With a more thorough understanding of how wildfire smoke changes animal physiology, we can develop better strategies to alleviate that stress. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about this hazard and our research and outreach projects. Feel free to contact project members at Oregon State University or the University of Idaho with questions.

Jul 2023 | Online resource

Oregon Small Farms Newsletter

From their website: Oregon Small Farm News is a free online newsletter that concentrates on both commercial small farm entrepreneurs as well as non-commercial small acreage landowners. Our focus embraces organic/biological and ...

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Care and Management of New Feeder Pigs

By Gene J. Pirelli Dale W. Weber Scott Duggan Melissa Fery and Nathan Parker

You can keep your pigs healthy and gaining weight by following some key recommendations. In this publication you'll learn about housing, feeding, and health considerations when raising feeder pigs, both for a traditional system and a pasture or free-range system. You'll also learn about hazelnuts in swine rations and using hovers in a swine operation.

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Swine care resources

Swine Health

Presentation on how to keep swine healthy.

Charles Estill | May 2018 | Presentation

Swine Feeding Principles

Presentation on the Principles of feeding Swine.

Gene Pirelli | May 2018 | Presentation

Nutrition and Feeding for Optimum Sow Reproductive Performance

Document about optimum feeding for reproductive performance

Marcia Shannon, PhD | May 2018 | Online resource

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Care of Newborn Pigs and Post-Farrowing Sows

By Charles Estill

This presentation was presented by Dr. Estill at the Oregon Pork Producers Spring Conference about Care of Newborn Pigs and Post Farrowing Sows.

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Meat resources

At-Home Hog Slaughter

This South Dakota State University website is a comprehensive collection of information on hog slaughter for home use.

Amanda Blair | Jun 2020 | Online resource

Price of hogs

What's the price of hogs? This USDA Agriculture Marketing Service website has wholesale prices of hogs from many areas across the US. Use these as a guide to buying hogs in Oregon.

USDA | Jul 2020 | Online resource

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Examples of swine and carcass grades

By Shelby Filley

This 2021 presentation shows examples of slaughter swine and carcasses to go along with the official USDA descriptions from their websites on Slaughter Swine and Carcass Grades.

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Latest News

OSU Extension’s Western Meat School goes hybrid and attracts hundreds

Western Meat School, which runs for six weeks in November and December, will cover key topics in production, processing and marketing to produce high-quality meat and sell to diverse market channels.

Kym Pokorny | Oct 28, 2020 | News story

OSU Extension assists with livestock rescue efforts as Oregonians flee fires

When the fires started raging on Tuesday, OSU Extension employees started preparing barns and other buildings for animals, in addition to sorting through donations of food and water. Since then, they’ve been working day and night.

Chris Branam | Sep 11, 2020 | News story

New Extension resource focuses on processing meat animals at home

The new curated collection on the OSU Extension website runs the gamut for processing meat at home, from purchasing and slaughtering to storing and cooking.

Chris Branam | Aug 28, 2020 | News story

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Regulation of pastured hogs in the wet season?

Q: Hi! I heard from a source of questionable credibility that hog operations aren't allowed to have hogs on pasture past November 1st and through the winter. I'm hoping to find more information on this. I am involved in a small hog operation that is considering using a 4 acre plot to finish 8 hogs.

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