Contents tagged with killing out
23 July 2020
Guidance on how to improve the killing-out percentage of your finished pigs
13 August 2018
Killing-out percentage (KO%) determines how much saleable carcase weight is obtained from the live pig. The most valuable part of the pig is the meat ontained in the carcase. Producers are paid on the weight of the carcase and an assessment of its leanness, rather than the weight of the live animal.