23/09/2021
MESSAGE TO PIG FARMERS
Dear fellow piggery Farmers,
If your farm is in any of the categories below then its time to make some adjustment for profitability.
1. If you have more pigs than you can feed properly then they will soon lead you to loses
Make some adjustments increase the feeds or reduce the number to meet the available feeds.
2. If you are feeding your pigs on good nutritious feeds but they are not gaining weight (I.e Commercial breeds gain up to 100kgs or above in 6 months from birth.) Then perhaps its time to look for a trusted breeder to get you commercial breeds for profitability. "It is said even if you give all the nutrition in the world to a goat, it can never be as fat as an elephant because it only has growth characters of a goat"
3. If you have been allowing everyone into your farm its time to lock its gate and major on E-commerce or have a sales point a way from the pig units to simply avoid losing your farm to infections such as African Swine Fever (Lift up the biosecurity alert to Red).
4. If you recently lost your stock to African swine fever outbreak then you need to come back and clean that place properly with soap, jik or any other detergent, it is time to come back to the fight, though you lost the battle but the war is still on. Therefore Arm yourself with good genetics,feeds and triple your bio security measures. Become a David and kill Goliath.
5. If you don't have structures yet for the animals, then its time you thought of how to get them to protect these animals from harm for profitable farming. Otherwise your animals are exposed to many dangers.
6. If you have no knowledge on piggery but have passion then, get knowledge first invest in knowledge first before you can invest in any genetics. Passion is Good but knowledge is excellent.
7. If you have been inbreeding, its time to stop and crossbreed but not over crossbreed again.
8. If you are a new farmer, be humble and seek for guidance from trusted sources on genetics, feeds & nutrit
