Teat Performance
Uneven or non functioning teats is quite common in pigs and the Kunekune is no exception. You should assess the teats during your overall...
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Barbara Rossi
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
Taped Weight vs. Scale Weight
The formula for weighing a pig using a tape measure is: Heart Girth x Heart Girth x Length/400 Length is taken from between the ears to...
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Barbara Rossi
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
Designer Kunekune: A Word Of Caution, Part III
In this series of Blog Posts I have focused on Kunekune traits that have been taken to extremes or led to less desirable results in the...
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Barbara Rossi
- Nov 22, 2020
- 5 min
Designer Kunekune: A Word Of Caution, Part II
In this series of Blog Posts I am taking a look at Kunekune traits that have been taken to extremes or led to less desirable results in...
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Barbara Rossi
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
Designer Kunekune: A Word Of Caution
We have all heard the term "designer breed", especially in the dog world. You don't usually hear that term in the pig industry. ...
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Barbara Rossi
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Pigs and Chips: easy as 1, 2, 3
Here at Bel Canto Farm we use microchips to identify any pigs that are registered and sold as breeding stock. If a piglet meets our...
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Barbara Rossi
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Kunekune Hair Loss. What's up with that?
Kunekune lose hair for a number of different reasons. To determine the cause of hair loss you need to thoroughly analyze their living...
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Barbara Rossi
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
Let's Talk Pricing: The Controversial Topic in the Kunekune World
Something to Think About: A Kunekune BREEDER who manages their farm as a business has to look at costs that go into raising, breeding,...
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Barbara Rossi
- Jan 1, 2018
- 1 min
Bel Canto Heritage Kunekune Pork Now Available to Customers
We have entered a new and exciting era at Bel Canto Farm. We are very excited to introduce you to our heritage, pastured kunekune pork...
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Barbara Rossi
- Dec 1, 2017
- 1 min
Correlation Between Colostrum Intake and Future Fertility
A sows ability to deliver average and above litter size is one of the important criteria we use to determine her value in our herd. My...
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