Expert guides on Philippine pig farming — feed economics, breed selection, biosecurity, and building profitable operations.
Five real capital tiers from ₱20K to ₱500K, with what each one buys, how many pigs you can run, and where each tier stops working. Includes the hidden costs every YouTube video skips.
Most pig farming guides start from herd size and tell you the profit. This one starts from your monthly income target and tells you what scale you actually need.
A swollen vulva can mean breed her, expect piglets in a week, or check the corn for mould. The trick is the timing and what comes with it.
Five tested pig pen layouts scaled from a simple 3-head backyard setup to a 50-head semi-commercial operation. Includes dimensions, materials, PHP cost estimates, and what works in Philippine weather.
About 18% of litters and 3.4% of gilts savage. Get the piglets out, sedate the sow, and decide. Most gilts will not repeat next time.
When does the capital you sank into pens, biosecurity, septic, and equipment actually come back? Philippine payback math by tier, plus what an ASF event does to your timeline.
When tissue comes out, you have hours not days. Sugar shrinks the swelling, but some cases are slaughter cases. Here is how to tell them apart.
Most pig limping comes down to six causes. Here is how to tell trauma from infection, when penicillin is the right drug, and when it does nothing.
The hidden CAPEX nobody warns first-time pig farmers about. Permits, septic, deep well, biosecurity, generator. Twelve cost categories with 2026 peso ranges and a planning rule of thumb.
CPF just announced a $1B Philippines expansion. Monterey is rebuilding its grower network. Backyard co-ops are filling the local gap. Which one pays enough to cover your CAPEX, and which one will swallow your farm?
When you raise someone else's pigs (or lend yours out), the split looks fair on paper. The math often tilts hard toward one side. Here is how to compute the real numbers before signing anything.
When disease hits your piggery, the first 24 hours determine whether you lose a few pigs or the whole herd. Here is the step-by-step response guide every Filipino farmer needs.
When typhoons cut supply lines or feed prices spike beyond what you can afford, your pigs still need to eat. Here are emergency rations using ingredients available in most Philippine provinces.
Most backyard pigs need just three supplements: a vitamin-mineral premix, salt, and limestone. Everything else is optional. Here is what actually matters.
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.