Management practices employed at Rudy Cocha Piggery Farm, Bagbag Rosario, Cavite /
by Teresita A. Baltazar.
- Indang, Cavite, Cavite State University- Main Campus, 1978.
- 25p. illustrations ; cm.
Special Problem (BSA--Animal Husbandry) Don Severino Agricultural College
Includes bibliographical references.
This special problem was conducted to find out the management practices employed at Rady Concha Piggery Farm in Baghag, Rosario, Cavite & 2,250 square meter piggery project which started as a mere backyard industry had grown to a fully commercial piggery farm. The farm had a total number of 203 pigs raised from the two breeds namely the Landrace and the Largewhite both coming from Alabang, Muntinlupa, Rizal.
Commercially available feeds mixed with cono were hand fed to the animals twice a day. For better growth and development, green feeds and feed supplements were also provided.
Crossbreeding and linecrossing were the commonly used systems of breeding. Natural mating was practiced in the farm. Gilts were bred at six to seven months old.
Restricted feeding was used to prevent the pregnant sows or gilts from becoming too fat. Brood sow mash was fed and plenty of water and green feeds were also provided to the animals. Deworming was done four weeks before farrowing.
Close supervision and assistance were provided to the farrowing sow. Soon after farrowing, the pen was cleaned and all traces of placenta and dead piglets were removed.
After birth, special attention was given to the piglets. Needle teeth were clipped and the navel was treated. Artificial heat was also provided to the piglets.
Piglets were weaned at two months old. Prior to 1 weaning, the piglets were provided with pig starter mash as creep feed to train them in eating solid food. In weaning, the sow was removed first from the pen leaving the piglets for at least two weeks so that the young pigs may be accustomed to being away from the dan. |
After weaning, the sow was transferred to the dry pen and fed with brood sow mash with rice bran as feed additives.
Pigs intended for fattening were fed with fattener mash and fresh water was made available at all times. They were grouped according to the size of not more than 20 heads in a pen.
Prevention and control of pests and diseases such as deworming and vaccination of pigs were practiced in the farm.
Hogs were sold when they had attained the weight of 80 kilograms, or as they were demanded by the buyers. They were usually sold on a wholesale basis at Pasay Commercial Market.
Record keeping was also practiced by the respondent.Some problems encountered by the hog raiser were as follows: Instability of supply and high cost of feeds, lack of technical men to attend to the animals and prevalence of some common diseases and parasites.