Scientific pig farming methods

In rural areas, almost every household raises pigs, but most of them use traditional methods, such as making pig food and cooking pig manure, which makes breeding time-consuming, labor-intensive and inefficient. To change this situation, scientific pig breeding technology must be used. Let's talk about scientific pig breeding methods.

1. Development of economic hybrid pigs

Developing economic hybrid pigs is the best way to improve the economic benefits of the pig farming industry. In many countries with relatively advanced animal husbandry, eighty to ninety percent of commercial pork is produced by hybrid pigs. Hybrid pigs grow fast, especially in the mid-term, which is eighty percent higher than local pigs. Generally speaking, economic hybridization has good results when domestic breeds are hybridized with foreign breeds. Hybridization of domestic northern pig breeds with southern pig breeds can also achieve good results. However, it cannot be assumed that any hybrid will have an advantage. There is a problem of selecting a hybrid combination here.

2. Supply feed according to the nutritional needs of pigs

In order for pigs to grow quickly, the feed must contain appropriate nutrients. my country's "Pig Feeding Standards" proposes the content of various nutrients in each kilogram of feed for growth and fattening, including energy, protein, amino acids, inorganic salts and vitamins. When preparing pig feed, it is necessary to make a reasonable combination based on the feeding standards and local feed conditions.

3. Scientific feeding

1. Feed should be properly processed and adjusted: roughage and concentrated feed should be crushed, beans and cakes should be steamed, and generally concentrated feed is best fed raw. Green and juicy feed can be chopped, pulped, ensiled, or fed whole, but it is best not to be steamed.

2. Regular and quantitative feeding: Feed pigs at a certain number of times, time and quantity every day to help them develop good habits.

3. Promote dry-wet feeding: Many places in my country are accustomed to dilute feeding. Too much water in the feed will reduce the secretion of digestive juices, accelerate gastric emptying, reduce the digestibility of nutrients, and consume more heat energy. Dry-wet feeding is to mix feed and water in proportion, so that water droplets appear between fingers when the hand is clenched but not dripping. Dry and wet feeding can enhance the chewing function of pigs, promote the secretion of digestive juices, prolong the residence time of feed in the stomach, and improve the digestibility. When using dry and wet feeding methods, pigs should be provided with water in time after eating.

4. Feed concentrated feed first, then green feed: Feed concentrated feed in small amounts and add more frequently. Feed three times per meal and do not leave any leftovers. When the pigs do not want to eat, feed them appropriate green feed. This can save food and meet their nutritional needs.

4. Reasonable use of feed additives

Feed additives include amino acids, vitamins, trace elements, and antibacterial and antiparasitic drugs, which can supplement the ingredients lacking in the feed. Some ingredients have a growth-promoting effect and can increase daily weight gain by 20 percent.

5. Careful Management

Temperature, humidity and light have a direct impact on the growth and development of fattening pigs and feed efficiency. In winter, we should pay attention to insulation, fill the gaps in the pig pens, and prepare straw. In summer, we should pay attention to heat prevention and cooling, build bathing pools, and build sheds. It is best to raise fattening pigs in a dark and quiet environment, with enough troughs to prevent food snatching and ensure that every pig can eat.

6. Pay attention to disease prevention

Establish a disease prevention system and do a good job in epidemic prevention and quarantine. The swill must be boiled before it can be fed to pigs to prevent infectious diseases. Deworming should be done regularly, and deworming should be done again 2 months after the first deworming.

That’s it