Pig farmer

 For every successful venture, Record Keeping is as important as the venture itself and pig farming will not be an exception. Record Keeping is the activity  of  organizing  and  storing  all the activities,  documents ,  files ,  invoices , etc.  relating  to a farm,company or organization. Records tell a pig producer what has been achieved. They provide valuable information for decision making in order to increase productivity and profitability of your farm. They are helpful in health programs e.g. monitoring treatments and vaccination. Keeping farm records is used to evaluate the performance of the pig enterprises and they include; Breeding records.  Health records. Feeding records. Number of pigs on the farm. Performance records

 The Buying or Selecting Breeding Animal determines how the farm will perform and below are what every farmer should do while Selecting Breeding Animals; 1. Breeding boar(s) should be gotten from parents not related to each other 2. All the Breeding females should not be from the same parents 3. The teats (nipples) of the selected breeding animals should be minimum of twelve. 4. The source farm should be devoid of diseases and related health challenges 5. Check if the litters born in the source farm are carried to terms by the dam. Teat counting at Pigfarma Pigfarma

 Pig farming among other livestock production is taking over and gaining popularity in the livestock industry but the choice of breed one chooses when going into commercial production determines how the farm/farmer progresses. In this article, we'll list four ( 4) most important pig breeds every farmer needs for Commercial Purpose; 1. Landrace pig breed ; This breed originated from Denmark. It is a white pig, with a long body and floppy ears. It is endowed with good prolificacy, but also with good growth abilities. It is used mainly in crosses, especially with large white pigs. It is currently the second-largest breed in France in number. The Landrace pig is a very versatile breed, performing well under either indoor or outdoor systems of management. The sows have the ability to produce and nurse large litters of piglets with very good daily gain and high lean meat content, in a superbly fleshed carcase, which is ideal for either fresh pork or bacon production. Landrace pig breed ...

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