Pig Manual: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Keeping Pigs Paperback – 4 Aug. 2016

Ok this book is brilliantly written and put together! It has all the information you could ever need and more, so I rate the book itself as very good! HOWEVER, I purchased this as a gift for my wife who LOVES pigs and wants one as a pet, and well half way through this book it starts talking about the best way to kill and burcher your pig. She was massively shocked and upset by this (images of pig carcasses and heads were included), and so I would say it is not so good for people wanting to know more about just keeping pigs as a pet. Be warned!

This book is excellent and makes a great cover to cover read for anyone interested in keeping pigs. It covers all aspects of pig care from paperwork, housing, feeding, handling, regulations, illnesses, slaughtering and selling the produce - and more besides. It answered all my questions and really stimulated my interest to learn even more. Liz's enthusiasm for the pigs comes through on every page. Highly recommended.

We are thinking of getting pigs and this little gem gives all the helpful info, right from questioning why; what breeds; how to house and feed; down to the gory end stages. Factual, in depth guide but beautifully photographed. Our whole family poured over it for hours! I’m sure it will remain a useful reference to dip in and out of once we get the pigs too. Just what we needed.

This little gem does exactly what it says on the tin! As a complete beginner, I bought this book based on recommendations by other Amazon readers and I have not been disappointed. It sits on the table and is picked up daily as a reference, having already read it from cover to cover. It covers different breeds, buying stock, legal requirements, feeding, welfare, slaughtering, breeding and showing and each time I pick it up I find information I missed. Best of all, it includes a hugely "useful contacts" list complete with resources you need to get you started. This is one to buy, read and keep coming back to... excellent!

not as informative as i would have liked

This didn’t really meet my needs. I wanted a book that would talk me through the process of starting out with pigs but this book just feels more of an pig information book rather than an owners guide. Some bits are excellent, the health section is really detailed and full of pictures of ailments. The breed intros are nice as well but overall it didn’t leave me any more confident about buying my first pig. Just all felt a bit disparate and random, lots of info on some things but seems to brush over other major issues. Would recommend ‘getting started in pig keeping’ if you’re actually looking to start keeping the animals rather than wanting a picture book of pig information

Bought as gift for my son. He is getting a couple of pigs and this is 'just what I need'. Lots of useful info and legal aspects on keeping pigs.

We haven't bought our pigs yet as we are busy reading up to make sure we get the right thing. This book is really clearly laid out with lots of useful information - including how to build a pig ark. I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of buying pigs.

Very disappointed in the price very expensive as its only 19.99 I paid over 60 for it 😡

Love this book. Very informative and in a 'textbook' format. Easy to understand and straightforward. Lots of pictures with descriptions.

Quality of book was good and information very useful

This book covers every area of keeping a few pigs, and is a great source of information for the novice.