That is wasted $$$ and meat. It doesn't make sense to cull them as castration is extremely simple on a 4 day old piglet and not cost prohibitive. I raised hogs for a few years and castrated the males myself. I even left a couple intact and had them butchered at 6 months of age. The meat did not taste any different than the females or castrated ones.

I'm sure they don't outright kill them. That is wasted $$$ and meat. It doesn't make sense to cull them as castration is extremely simple on a 4 day old piglet and not cost prohibitive. I raised hogs for a few years and castrated the males myself. I even left a couple intact and had them butchered at 6 months of age. The meat did not taste any different than the females or castrated ones.

I'm sure they don't outright kill them. That is wasted $$$ and meat. It doesn't make sense to cull them as castration is extremely simple on a week old piglet and not cost prohibitive. I raised hogs for a few years and castrated the males myself. I even left a couple intact and had them butchered at 6 months of age. The meat did not taste any different than the females or castrated ones.