Which statement correctly describes farrow-to-feeder operations?

Which statement correctly describes farrow-to-feeder operations?

• A. A swine facility that includes breeding stock and pigs from newborn to feeder pig size.
• B. Piglets sold to finish facility at approx 50-60 lbs.
• C. Pigs reach market weight on the same farm.
• D. No breeding stock is kept.

Answer: (A)

Farrow-to-feeder operations are farms that keep breeding stock and raise piglets from birth up to feeder-pig size on the same premises, with the feeder pigs then sold to a finishing facility for final growth to market weight. The key idea is that the farm both reproduces pigs and grows them only to the feeder stage, rather than finishing them to market weight on site. Feeder pigs are typically in the roughly 40–60 pound range, ready to be finished elsewhere. Why this fits best: maintaining breeding stock is essential to produce piglets, and staying at the feeder-pig size on the same farm defines this operation type. The other scenarios describe different setups: finishing to market weight on the same farm (farrow-to-finish) or selling piglets before reaching feeder size or without breeding stock.

Farrow-to-feeder operations are farms that keep breeding stock and raise piglets from birth up to feeder-pig size on the same premises, with the feeder pigs then sold to a finishing facility for final growth to market weight. The key idea is that the farm both reproduces pigs and grows them only to the feeder stage, rather than finishing them to market weight on site. Feeder pigs are typically in the roughly 40–60 pound range, ready to be finished elsewhere.

Why this fits best: maintaining breeding stock is essential to produce piglets, and staying at the feeder-pig size on the same farm defines this operation type. The other scenarios describe different setups: finishing to market weight on the same farm (farrow-to-finish) or selling piglets before reaching feeder size or without breeding stock.