OVERVIEW OF SWINE INDUSTRY

Question 1

Swine use concentrate well and efficient convertors of feed into human food.
Swine are prolific animals.
Swine enterprise requires small investments compared to cattle and carabao.
Pigs can be sold or converted into cash anytime after weaning.
Salvage values of culled sows, boars and stags are high.
Swine have high dressing percentage compared with other farm animals.
Pork is traditionally as table meat.

Answer 1

Advantages of swine production

Question 2

Swine are subject to heavy losses and due to diseases and
parasites.
Feed adulteration and supply are critical problems in swine
production.
There are wide variations in the prices of market hogs, feeds, as
well as drugs and medicines for swine.
Labor requirement during the farrowing season is relatively
high.
The characteristic, color coming from any swine enterprise is
highly objectionable to practically everybody except those
engage in production.

Answer 2

Disadvantages of swine production

Question 3

PRODUCTION SYSTEM
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* 1. FARROW TO FEEDER OPERATION.
Operation starts with pregnant sow to produce pigs weanlings which are
sold to other raisers who grows then until the marketable weight is
achieved.

• 2. FARROW TO FINISH OPERATION.
     Operation also starts with a pregnant sow to produce the breeders
     stocks , specifically junior boars and replacement gilts.

Answer 3

a. Sow herd enterprise

Question 4

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Operation starts with pregnant sow to produce pigs weanlings which are
sold to other raisers who grows then until the marketable weight is
achieved.

Answer 4

1. FARROW TO FEEDER OPERATION.

Question 5

Operation also starts with a pregnant sow to produce the breeders
stocks , specifically junior boars and replacement gilts.

Answer 5

2. FARROW TO FINISH OPERATION.

Question 6

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*Operation starts with feeder/ weanlings and carries then to slaughter ,
weight of about 80- 90 kgs.

• Profit influenced by:
  The availability and continuous supply of good quality feeder pigs.
  Cost of feeds and feeder pigs.
  The capacity of the operation in avoiding losses from disease, pest and
  other animal health hazards the price, which the buyers are willing to
  pay for the finished hogs.

Answer 6

b. Growing- finishing Enterprise

Question 7

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*Operation starts with a young boar, which grows and trains to
breeder age. This is used to breed the sow in the community for
fee. The fee maybe in cash or in kind, whichever is acceptable to
the customer.
*Profitability depends on the following:
1. Quality of the boar.
2. Number and quality of the sows served by the boar.
3. Willingness of the customers to use the boar and to pay the
breeding fee.
4. Capacity of the operation to avoid losses from mechanical
injuries and disease.

Answer 7

*C. Boar-for-hire Enterprise

Question 8

*This enterprise can be started with relatively small capital and the return to investment comes quickly.
*It may serve as a supplementary or primary source of income
by a rural family.
*If properly managed, it helps in improving the quality of pigs produced by the farmers within the service area of the boar.

Answer 8

Advantages of Board-for-hire Enterprise
from the others