Feeds and Feeding Advice.

With feed prices at an all time high it is tempting to look for alternatives to expensive bagged feed.

DON'T FEED KITCHEN WASTE OR CATERING WASTE TO YOUR PIGS. ITS ILLEGAL!!!

You must not risk feeding any meat products back to your pigs but there are some waste products that you can feed. This advice is from the DEFRA website.

Can milk, milk based products, bakery products, pasta, chocolate, sweet and similar products be fed to livestock?

Milk and milk based products and biscuits, bakery waste, pasta, chocolate, sweet and similar products contain ingredients, such as rennet or melted fat, milk or eggs, which have been incorporated in those products but which are not the main ingredient can be fed to livestock. Adequate measures must be in place to ensure against cross contamination by meat and other products of animal origin.

A small manufacturing company that produces pancakes  based in Rutland near Empingham has wastage volumes of their  pancakes which total around 130 kilos a day. If you would be interested in using this for pig feed please contact:

A local BPA member has now taken up this offer. Keep an eye on this page for more offers of alternative feeds.   

Remember before feeding any waste products always check with your Local Animal Health Office. Click here for details.

There are lots of other raw materials that you can feed to pigs. Professor Sandra Edwards of Newcastle University has produced a handbook for feeding organic pigs which has recommendations on the use of Silage, Sugar Beet, Potatoes, Brewers Grains etc. Click here to download a copy.

There is also a BPEX leaflet Alternative Feeds for Pigs - Knowing the risks. Click here

The British Pig Association