I am just going to toss in an opinion here, My methods don't really apply as I have only 12. Mine is a thought on the end.

I will not buy an animal that is not feeding F/T there are a large number of people I know that feel the same, for the general person F/T is far easier and far simpler than live. It is something to keep in mind that clients may have a preference to what the animal has been fed on and closing a market may have an impact. I can't tell you whom your target market is that is for you to say. It is something to keep in mind.