Backyard hog fattening project in Brgy. Bilog, Alfonso, Cavite: an entrepreneurial development project /
by Karl McJeorge M. Cosino.
- Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2019.
- x, 27 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Entrepreneurial Development Project (Bachelor in Agricultural Entrepreneurship Major in Animal Production) Cavite State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR), Department of Agricultural Entrepreneurship College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR), Department of Agricultural Entrepreneurship
COSINO, KARL MCJEORGE M. Backyard Hog Fattening Project in Brgy, Bilog, Alfonso, Cavite an Entrepreneurial Development Project. Bachelor in Agricultural Entrepreneurship major in Animal Production. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. Adviser: Mrs .Abigail P. Daria. The swine production project was conducted at Brgy, Bilog, Alfonso , Cavite from December 18, 2018 to March 31, 20191 The project aimed. to perform the management practices involved in rearing fattener hogs, apply agribusiness practices in swine production and derive profit from a small scale hog fattening project. The swine production project used four weanlings with an average weight of 17.5kg, which were purchased from a backyard farm at Brgy, Buckestate, Alfonso, Cavite. The feeds were bought from a feed supply at Brgy. Luksuhin, Alfonso, Cavite. The project involved different activities starting from the preparation of the housing and equipment, purchase of stocks and feeds, waste management as well as harvesting and marketing. At the end of rearing period, the project incurred a total cost of Php 38,685.00 with the total sales of Php 48,160.00. It realized a net income of Php 9,475.00from the four hogs sold on live weight basis. The return on investment (ROI) was 24.49%. The hogs recorded 793.26 grams on average daily gain and feed conversion efficiency of 2.42. The project was profitable and it enabled the student entrepreneur to gain managerial and operational skills through actual operation.