Agriculture attracts many modern entrepreneurs. Especially when it comes to such a thing as raising pigs in rural areas. This business idea has a lot of advantages, as nature has awarded pigs unique properties. In productivity, no other species of farm animals can be compared with them .
Pig Production Benefits
A pig is considered a true champion in the speed and quantity of meat and fat that it builds up. A piglet is born weighing about one kilogram. A week later, its weight already reaches 2-15 kilograms, and after two months - 25-30 kg. No other animal can boast of such rapid growth.
The advantage of pigs is also a good breeding rate: one sow breeds twice a year. This is a great opportunity to get up to 14 piglets annually, which by the end of the season will turn into 150 kilograms of meat each. And this is only with one sow, and if there are more than ten?
In addition, pig breeding is beneficial because pork is in high demand among our citizens. And this means that your product will always be very popular.
Pig breeding room
To keep pigs you need a room that must be dry and warm. In this case, it should be designed so that it is well ventilated, there must always be clean air inside.
In order to ensure the dryness of the room, it is necessary to lay a foundation up to 50 centimeters high before construction. You also need to carefully select the site. Groundwater should pass at a depth of at least a meter and a half, otherwise there will be increased humidity in the room. And this will not be very good for pig breeding.
Pig Breed Selection
There are no special rules in choosing a particular breed for breeding. Something depends on climatic conditions, the region, something on the financial capabilities of the farmer. All breeds can be divided into five main types:
- Lard and meat breeds.
- Meat.
- Bacon
- Meat and bacon.
- Sebaceous.
One thing is for sure, raising Vietnamese pigs is a very promising and profitable occupation. Asian pigs can be bred for fattening or for a tribe. The first option is the easiest to get financial returns from pig farming. The farmer only needs to provide Vietnamese piglets with the required food and keeping conditions.
Breeding pigs on a tribe can also be very profitable, but subject to a number of important rules. For breeding pigs, the purity of the breed is very important. In order not to worsen its quality, it is necessary to prevent family ties and carefully record which pigs you cross.
Breeding pigs, as a business, can bring a steady income when properly organized. Lard, pork, bacon - all these are very popular products. The main thing is that your product be really high-quality, and then there will always be a buyer for it. You can sell your products at your own outlet or deliver to cafes, shops and restaurants in your city.