Category: Livestock

The most productive pigs are likely to be those reared in a suitable environmental temperature. This ensures that the pig’s metabolic heat production is at a minimum and it is neither using feed energy to keep warm nor reducing feed Read more…

The system of rearing animals, including pigs, can be classified into two groups. The extensive method and the intensive method. The first method is usually practiced by peasants or small-scale producers while the second can only be practiced by Large-scale Read more…

Modern-day Pig House The design of a pig building depends on some important factors such as the type of materials found within the area, the climate, the purpose for which they are kept (e.g breeding or fattening), and the amount Read more…