PIG 🐖 Farming is very lucrative. It’s a dirty diamond 💎 mine. Thread… 
A pig get pregnant twice a year and make 7 to 12 kids at a time. You can sell the kids from 2 months for R500 each. It takes 9 months to fully grow.
Did you to know that pork (pig meat) is the most widely consumed meat in the world. 36% of the meat consumed in the world is pig meat, followed by poultry with 33%. Sitting comfortably at third position is beef with 24%. Surprised, right?
Pigs are sensitive animals-need a higher level of care and management as compared to other livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle. However, when raised properly, pigs can give the farmer a better return on investment because of their breeding rate (10 piglets in a good litter)
and a feed-to-meat conversion ratio that is far better than that of other livestock.
Before you start a pig farming project, you have to decide how many pigs you want to farm, where you are going to keep them, and your target market. The number of pigs you keep will depend on the amount of land and capital you have, and also the size of your target market.
There are over 50 different types of pig breeds in pig farming business throughout the world. These various meat pig breeds all offer different pros and cons. Some of the most common pig breeds are Yorkshire pigs, Duroc pigs, Berkshire pigs, Landrace pigs, Meishan pigs, …
Large White pigs, Chester White pigs, Hampshire pigs, Pietrain pigs, Hereford pigs and Tamworth pigs.
As a beginning pig farmer, you have two options, to do free-range pig farming or to do intensive pig farming. With intensive farming, pigs are kept in a high- density closed housing system whereas in a free-range pig farming setup, they are run in smallish camps, …
foraging on feed crops such as oats, barley, lucerne and even grass. Both systems have their advantages and disadvantages
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Do not make the mistake of starting a poultry business or any other farming project just because someone is doing it and they are making a lot of money.
You must have passion and love for it. Get the right information before starting, attend short courses, they take a day to two weeks. Research and do lot of research. And lastly have a market for your products
I am not an expert on pig farming, if you looking for more info check pig farmers around your area. Check on the internet.
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