Expert guides on Philippine pig farming — feed economics, breed selection, biosecurity, and building profitable operations.
Piglets are born with only enough iron for 3-4 days. Without supplementation, they develop anemia by day 7-10, pale, weak, and growing 20-30% slower. One injection at day 3 prevents this.
You sent the money. The pigs are there. Now how do you make sure this still works six months from now, from 4,000 kilometers away? Here is what you can actually control, and what you cannot.
Your cousin in the province wants ₱200,000 for a piggery. Your tita says the pigs will double her money in six months. Before you hit send on GCash, here is what to actually check.
Your family said ₱100,000. The real number is probably ₱165,000. This guide shows where the gap hides, line by line, with 2026 prices and honest mortality scenarios.
A pig that refuses feed is losing weight and money every day. The cause is usually one of 6 things, and the first thing to check is always the water supply.
When a sow has been straining for 45 minutes with no piglet, something is wrong. This guide covers what to do, step by step, before and during a farrowing emergency.
After a bad batch, a price crash, or mounting debt, every farmer asks: should I keep going? Here is the math to make that decision with real numbers instead of hope.
The back pressure test is the most reliable method: press firmly on your sow s back. If she locks her legs and stands rigid, she is in standing heat and ready to breed.
Inject in the neck behind the ear, never in the ham. Use 18-20 gauge for piglets, 16 gauge for finishers. This guide covers IM and SC technique, needle selection, common medications, and costs.
No scale? No problem. Measure heart girth and body length with a tape measure, plug into the formula, and get an estimate within 3-5% of actual weight. Reference table included.
Castrate at 7-14 days for least stress and fastest healing. Wait too long and you get more bleeding, slower recovery, and risk of boar taint in the meat.
You do not need to buy full commercial feeds. Filipino backyard farmers can cut feed costs nearly in half using rice bran, copra meal, and free greens like camote tops and kangkong.
Which pig breed is actually best for a small farm in the Visayas or Mindanao? Growth rate, feed efficiency, heat tolerance, profitability, native pig lechon economics, and Davao crossbreeding trends.
The ideal age to buy piglets for fattening is 8-10 weeks — fully weaned, eating solid feed, and past the most vulnerable period. Here is what to look for and what to avoid.
You do not need expensive commercial feeds to raise healthy pigs. A home-mixed ration using rice bran, copra meal, corn, and local greens costs 40-50% less and works well for backyard operations.