Lecture 1: Overview of the Swine Production and Industry in the PH

Question 1

advantages of swine production

Answer 1

• use concentrates that can be efficiently converted to lean mass
• swine are prolific animals
• swine enterprise relatively small investment vs cattle and carabao
• pigs can be sold or converted into cash any time
• salvage values of culled animals
• high dressing percentage
• filipinos are pork eaters

Question 2

disadvantages of swine production

Answer 2

• losses due to disease and parasites
• pigs are heavily dependent on concentrates
• middlemen and traders have high influence in the food supply chain and farmgate prices
• relatively labor intensive
• waste from swine farms are managed at a high cost

Question 3

swine production classification

based on type of enterprise

Answer 3

1. sow herd (farrow to feeder, farrow to finish, farrow to breeder)
2. growing-finishing
3. boar-for-hire

Question 4

swine production classification

based on level of investment

Answer 4

1. low level
2. high level

Question 5

swine production classification

based on type of operation

Answer 5

1. confinement
2. open/range

Question 6

swine production classification

based on housing system

Answer 6

1. one-unit
2. two-unit
3. three-unit
4. four-unit

Question 7

swine production classification

based on inventory

Answer 7

1. commercial vs backyard
2. small vs medium vs large scale