All are 3 oz cooked portions. Yesterday's feeds often contributed to pigs gaining more fat. Now pig feeds contain vital nutrients and health enhancers along with the corn and soy meal palatable to pigs. Another reason that pigs are leaner is there improved care pigs receive. Early herds roamed freely in forests.
Today pigs live indoors where the stay comfortable and content.
Fat is determined by measuring the thickness of the fat on a hogs back. Currently more fat is trimmed off the back of a hog that in the past. One of the best way to reduce the fat in your diet is to trim all external fat. All Rights Reserved.