The largest finishers at the Chiozzi brothers farm can live up to about 12 months and reach a whopping 220 kg (485 lbs).
There will not be many farms keeping finishers up until around 220 kg. The farm of the Chiozzi brothers near Cremona, Italy, is an exception in this respect. The facility offers many interesting features – e.g. the constant striving for a high health status.
Emanuele Chiozzi is a perfectionist. His visitors already wear protective plastic layers, but he asks them to wear one extra disposable boot on top. Look, he explains, while standing in the door opening of the gestation house, lift your fo
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