Hog Farm: Backyard Hog Fattening - FULL Version | Agribusiness How It Works

In hog fattening, a good feeding program may mean better income. Let's discuss the importance of a healthy diet from the beginning until it's ready to be sold. Hog fattening is a popular income venture in the Philippines because of the high demand for pork, that's why it's easy to sell fat pigs. There are three levels of farming based on the number of sows. This is the backyard, semi-commercial, and commercial scale. Our backyard raiser is 50 sows below and the 50-300 sow level is what we call semi-commercial farm. The number of pigs under the backyard level add up to 7.6 million or 64% of the whole hog raising industry. Most farmers have a space at the back of their house to raise pigs. We don't know how to live if we don't farm. What we earn from pigs, we use it for farming. A farmer needs to have three things to prosper in hog fattening. High quality stock, good farm management, and excellent nutrition. It's important to have a good stock of pigs. If your purpose is for fattening, make sure that the pig you have is bred for that purpose. Even if the food is good, or the way you walk on your farm is good, you will still lose if the pig you will start with is not good. Just as important is good farm management. Even if you have a good stock of pigs and an excellent source of nutrition, you can still lose if the way you run your farm is not good. Our feed is always being improved and researched. But if the way we raise our pigs is not good, the way we raise our pigs is not good either. If we feed drugs and other supplements, the way we raise our pigs is not good because the pig breed is now upgraded. If you ensure that what you feed your pigs are good quality and well-formulated feeds, you will also ensure that their potential for growth is maximized. The quality of the feed is what we need to maximize the potential of raising our pigs, especially if you have a good breed and good care. Through this, you will reach your target rate for selling your pigs. If we follow the feeding program properly, we will be able to sell our pigs faster. I have a feeding guide. For example, what is the right way to feed the pigs, I follow that so that you won't be short of money. Because if you save the pigs, you save a lot. The longest selling period is 4 months. It averages 120 or 125 kilos. My earliest selling period is 3 and a half. Compared to the past 100 years, backyard farming is facing a lot of challenges. The biggest challenge is raising the price of feeds. There are many challenges in our industry. First of all, it is definitely a disease. Second is also price. Private price sometimes goes up and down. And also, raw material cost is also our challenge. Most ingredients in producing feeds are imported. That is why the price of feeds depends on the international price of raw materials, such as soy, wheat, and corn. The price of feed is increasing for pigs. But if the breed is good, if you take good care of it, and if the feed is right, the selling time will be shorter. If we follow the feeding program properly, the size of your pigs will be better and your income will be faster. Now that we know the importance of well-formulated feeds and how it provides good nutrition for our hogs, let's learn the step-by-step feeding guide of CJ Philippines Incorporated. Choosing good feeds is only half the formula for success in hog fattening. Because even if the feeds are good, if the breeding is wrong, the success of our business will still not be good. Even if the weight of a pig is fast in eating, it will also get fat easily when it gets sick. The cages of our pigs should be fully confined The wall may be built of cement or of other cheaper materials. For better ventilation, make the upper half of the wall open. Prepare a cover for this opening. The roof should be sturdy and sleepless. If the pig is wet and cold, it may have pneumonia that can infect your other pets. The floor should be made of cement so that it is sturdy and easy to clean. It is also important to regularly clean your cage. Use a hose to push the pig's pee and dirt to the hole. Remember that the cleanliness of your pigs will ensure the safety of the consumers. The throw or feeding of the cages should be big enough and wide enough for the pigs to eat at the same time. If it is too small or narrow, the pigs may eat it. In this situation, the big pigs may overeat and the small ones may be hungry. If there is enough food, install a nipple drinker on the wall so that there is a continuous source of water. But make sure that it is the right height so that the pigs can reach and drink properly. Pigs are prone to illness, so it is important to feed them safely. To be sure of the quality and safety of your feeds, check its physical characteristics. Feeds should not be moist for the pigs to eat. It should also not be loose so that there is no mite in it. Another way to be sure is by getting to know the brand that you're buying. Make sure that it is GMP and HACCP certified. These certifications confirm that the feeds are not harmful for your pigs. This means that the consumers are also safe. A good nutritional foundation means healthier and bigger pigs in the future. That is why it is also important to feed the pigs properly while the pigs are still small. Booster feeds are fed to piglets together with their mother's milk so that it can be distributed to its mother. If the piglets are distributed earlier, it will also grow earlier. Booster feeds can be introduced to the piglets when they are 5 days old. Mix a little feed in equal parts water and feed it to the mother's milk while it is breastfeeding. Feed 80 grams per head every day until your piglets are 35 days old. If the weight of your piglets is already 1.3 kilograms, you can feed it with pre-starter. Pre-starter is given to piglets that are weaned from their mother. Newly weaned pigs are sensitive so it is important that your pre-starter is mild but nutritious. Every day, feed half a kilo of pre-starter feed to pigs that are 35 to 50 days old. By this time, your piglets are already 8.5 kilograms. Pre-starter is a support for pig's body growth and conformation. Feed 1 kilogram per head daily to your 45 to 85 days old piglets. After a little more than a month, you can expect that your pig is 38 kilograms heavy. Grower is given to our heavy piglets so it is better to choose feeds that are focused on muscle building. Give 2.15 kilograms of grower feeds per head daily to pigs that are 85 to 123 days old. After these days, your pig is already 70 kilograms heavy. The finisher feed is normally neglected but is a very important part of the feeding guide. The finisher period is also the withdrawal period of the pig from the additives and regular grower feeds. This will ensure that the additives and antibiotics that the pig ate will not reach the consumers. Feed your hogs 2.7 kilograms of finisher pellets daily until you reach the goal that you want. Not too long ago, hog fattening required at least 5 months before the hog was heavy enough to sell. And sometimes, it is sold even if the right weight has not yet reached. But if we follow the right program of feeding our pigs, the pigs can be sold after 3.5 months. During this time, your pigs can reach a weight of 80 to 120 kilograms. So if the feed is not saved, the weight of our pigs will also not be saved. The pig protein is a product that was created in the United States to solve the problem of poor feeding of our pigs and those who feed their pigs. If the feed of the pigs and those who feed their pigs is not enough, it will affect their growth and the pigs will lack milk to feed their pigs. The target of the pig protein is to be able to feed those who feed their pigs for their needs and for their pigs. The pig protein can also help the pigs to learn how to eat. And the newly bred pigs can recover from the stress of breeding their pigs. This is because it eats a lot. The pig protein, when you dress the pigs and those who feed their pigs, their feed will be strong and healthy. We will make sure that the amount of feed they can eat is enough to meet their nutrient requirements for a healthy growth and good care of their pigs. By using pig protein, you can really see the changes in pigs, such as energy and healthy eating. This is a big change because when I used this, I saw in the pigs that they are energetic and healthy to eat. That is the beginning of a fast growth of pigs. Not only pigs can use pig protein. Its results are also good for other livestock. This is not only for pigs. It can be fed to broiler chickens, it can also be fed to pet food, especially for dogs, and to aquaculture-specific feeds such as fish, tilapia. These are the other animals that can be given or supplemented with pig protein. The pig protein promises beautiful results to pigs. This powdered supplement boosts the appetite of our pigs. I would recommend this to them, especially to my other co-workers who raise pigs. They should use this so that they can raise their pigs better. This is a great proof that pigs can increase their income if they use this. Pig protein is a must because pig protein is good for the body and good for health. I recommend using pig protein to our farmers and to our co-workers who raise pigs in the Philippines. This is the solution to solve the lack of nutrients that our pigs can get from their feeds.