Hog Raising For Returning OFWs
A leading animal nutrition and healthcare company is launching a new program that will teach returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) how to put up their own piggery projects.
The program is called Balikbayan Bagong Kabuhayan under the auspices of Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Company (UNAHCO). The first training will be held at the company’s headquarters in Mandaluyong City on May 11.
Clint B. Escondo, UNAHCO’s senior product manager and group head of the swine cluster, said that the training is for free. Each batch could consist of 50 to 70 attendees.
Escondo said that hog raising, even on a backyard scale, could be a profitable venture for returning overseas workers. The beauty about piggery is that it has a short gestation period, which means that cash flow starts within a short period.
There are three types of backyard project that the OFWs can engage in. One is the grow-out operation where the proponent buys piglets for fattening. He can buy 10 weanlings for a start, for instance. If the pigs are well managed, they can be sent to market after taking care of them for four months. Usually, the animals would weigh 85 to 90 kilos each. Usually, the profit is P20 per kilo liveweight.
Another type of backyard piggery operation is called Sow-Litter operation. This means the investor buys breeding animals, say five female breeders for a start. He breeds the animals and after weaning the litter, the piglets are sold to interested buyers who are in the fattening business. The usual price of a weanling is P2,000.
The third type of backyard project is called Farrow to Finisher operation. In this scheme, the project proponent buys female breeders. After giving birth, the weanlings are not sold. Instead, they are sold after they are fattened. This also has its own advantage.
In the seminar, the attendees are taught about proper housing, stock selection, proper nutrition, disease management, biosecurity or the need for disinfection of the growing area, etc. They may also be taught about artificial insemination.
Actually, UNAHCO has been conducting free training of pig farmers in different parts of the country in the last 10 years. Many of the backyard farmers are successful in their projects because of the latest production techniques that are taught by the company’s technicians.
Escondo revealed that out of the 13 million hogs produced in the Philippines, about 9 million are produced by backyard raisers. Most of the backyard raisers maintain three to five sows. A five-sow level is estimated to produce 100 piglets per year. If the owner opts to fatten all of them, it is estimated that he could make a net profit of P180,000.
Resource persons for the seminar are experts from the International Training Center for Pig Husbandry and UNAHCO experts themselves.
By Zac B. Sarian
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April 20th, 2011 at 2:06 am
April 27th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
the feed company just wants more customers to buy pigfeed. If growing pigs was the highly profitable portion of the game….. they would be doing that!
April 29th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
May 1st, 2011 at 2:46 am
I get my brown hefe from him.
He is also supplying my seaweed powder.
For info, contact me at 0917-6322265.
May 2nd, 2011 at 9:51 pm
May 3rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm
thanks
shiela
May 10th, 2011 at 9:07 am
thank you,
evjenov
May 20th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
May 25th, 2011 at 6:04 am
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May 28th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
June 28th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
July 28th, 2011 at 1:44 am
August 4th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
email: nizas48@yahoo.ca
October 31st, 2011 at 10:20 am
Ako po ay isa rin OFW na nagtatrabaho dito sa Africa ng 14 years na. Ako at ng aking maybahay ay balak na magtayo ng isang Hog/Sow Raising Business sa Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. Plano po namin mag umpisa sa sampung gilts, ngunit pareho po kaming walang experience sa ganitong negosyo at di po namin alam kung saan at kailan kami pwedeng mag umpisa. Hindi po rin namin alam kung papaano magpatayo ng bahay ng mga baboy at layout, flow, etc o sino ang dapat namin pagtanungan sa mga ganitong bagay. Pwede po bang malaman kung may ganitong paseminar ang ating gobyerno, non-governmental organization o ng mga pribadong kumpanya na nag oorganized ng seminar para sa mga katulad namin na OFW na gusto nang manalagi sa bansa? Ano po ba ang mga advantages at disadvantages sa ganitong hanapbuhay o na dapat namin ikonsidera? Ano po bang breed na pwede naming pag umpisahan?
Maraming Salamat po sa inyong pansin sa aking mga katanungan.
Gumagalang,
Benjie Tolentino
November 5th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
November 8th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
ako po ay isa ring OFW at my 5 sow level na at balak ko pong nag shift sa inyong feeds kasi po gamit ko mgayon ay unifeeds. kong pwdi po maka hingi din feeding guide at vaccination program gamit ang inyong product.
pasi send nalang po sa email at attachment sa nasabing product.
maraming salamat po.
allen
November 28th, 2011 at 5:52 am
December 21st, 2011 at 11:15 pm
salamat pa po!
December 31st, 2011 at 7:22 pm
January 12th, 2012 at 7:22 am
January 13th, 2012 at 7:27 am
i hope someone can answer my question and i really appreciate it so much!!
i hope it’s somewhere in MANDALUYONG CITY..
thanks and have a blessed day to all..!!
January 15th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
http://www.inahgen.com/images/Inahgen%202012%20Flyer.pdf
Attend kayong lahat.. 3 days kami doon sa event.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:34 am
March 10th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
April 5th, 2012 at 4:50 am
April 5th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
April 6th, 2012 at 8:03 am
Salamat po.
April 7th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
April 7th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
April 18th, 2012 at 6:20 am
barn hug/farming also known as gambling.. i need opinion from others..please help as..
my father was no expirience about hug.my farm n sya and bumili ng 20 biik.after a month,namatay lahat.nalugi.nilagnat ang mga baboy.maybe ther is somthing wrong,thats why im asking,and i want to manage a farm,for the 2nd time i will try,..im not thinking this is just an advertisment,i need advise to those who know how to be sucessful businessman.thank you.
April 20th, 2012 at 9:20 am
meron kaming fb group forum almost nasa 500 members na kami lahat hog raisers
sharing their experiences and a success in raising pigs.
April 21st, 2012 at 12:27 am
For those who may want to consider piggery the natural way — without the usual stench associated with the common pig sties — which includes lower costs and higher profit margins, attend the Natural Farming seminar at Bohol Coco Farm in Panglao, Bohol.
It will take place on May 7, 8 and 9 –
from 8am to 9pm.
For further details, contact:
Efren de Guzman of Coco Farm: 0926-444-6186
and/or Andry Lim: 0917-705-1008.
Please check out my blog post:
Natural Farming with Andry Lim
http://turningboholano.blogspot.com/2012/01/natural-farming-with-andry-lim.html
Thank you!
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May 9th, 2012 at 12:20 am
May 11th, 2012 at 11:04 am
I am OFW currently residing at Claveria Misamis Oreintal.
Please inform to my e-mail kapag may seminar about agriculture, piggery or poultry.
I am interested to join.
Thank you.