Record

RefNoHF/1/7/5/14/2
Previous numbers98HF.85.3.2
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Harold Burrow, Royal Veterinary College, North Mimms to Howard Walter Florey
Date6 November 1959
DescriptionSays a pig of 7 years of age would be considered old - few pigs reach this age - comments on this - if pigs were allowed to live, some would live to 12-14 - on that basis 7 year old pig would be in middle life - from commercial point of view, 7 year old pig is old, from purely biological viewpoint, slightly past middle life.
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