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What Textbooks Don't Tell You About Pig Farming by awosmart: 8:43am On Sep 05, 2016
Google has become the sole avenue for people to source for information on any subject. Most of the information on pig production found on Google Search is particularly tailored for temperate region or developed countries.
My first area of concern is feed because it accounts for 70% cost of production. Pig farmers in the USA can afford to feed their pigs corn and soyameal feed, such practice in our tropical area will make profit a forbidden reality. Pig feeding in Nigeria is mostly based on alternative feed ingredients like palm kernel cake, maize offal, wheat bran, groundnut cake, blood meal, dried Brewer grains, etc. These aforementioned ingredients are rich in fibre, fibre tend to limit the growth rate of pigs. I have seen pig farmers raising pigs for more than a year and such pigs cannot weigh 50 kg liveweight. What a waste of time and precious income! I believe the desire of every farmer is to rear pigs and make cool profit after six months . There are some feeding techniques to achieve profitable pig production in Nigeria. If that is your dream, we can trend this path together!
Housing is compulsory in pig farming as pigs are always kept indoor, most of the pig farms displayed on Internet are very aesthetic, wanting to achieve such height will make us to spend our hard earned income on building. Why should one spend so much on housing if the remaining capital will not be able to sustain animal purchase and feeding? It is therefore not uncommon to see big pig farms being abandoned due extravagant spending on housing. Stand small, grow big, it is only when one is digging grave that one needs to start from the top. We have low cost housing model which will make your pig business a successful reality. Wanting to know more, stay focus on this platform.

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Re: What Textbooks Don't Tell You About Pig Farming by 4starstunna(m): 1:46pm On Sep 05, 2016
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Re: What Textbooks Don't Tell You About Pig Farming by awosmart: 7:39pm On Sep 06, 2016
4starstunna:
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Chairman, I am very interested in the Bambara waste nut. Do you have a lead to where I can get it in large quantity. Thanks.
Re: What Textbooks Don't Tell You About Pig Farming by princesschuks: 12:32am On Sep 13, 2016
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