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D.A. Stepping Up Recovery Measures For Hog Industry In Line With PGMA’s SONA Commitments

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up the implementation of several measures for the hog industry that include feed subsidies and a stock dispersal program, to help the sector recover from a growth slump in the first semester, in step with President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) goal to energize the farm sector and ensure food sufficiency.

“We have a stock dispersal program that is being implemented right now, but not yet fully, so we are going to do it within the next month,” Yap said. “We also have a feed subsidy program to grow hogs by at least an additional to kilos to 15 kilos to increase output from the national average of only 77 kilograms.”

Improving the country’s rice self-sufficiency level and bringing food on the table of every Filipino family have been President Arroyo’s commitments since her first SONA in 2001. Through the DA, President Arroyo has pumped greater public investments into the various farm sub sectors in pursuit of her SONA commitments to create more jobs and livelihood opportunities in the countryside and bring food on the table of every Filipino family.

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Posted on November 10th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: . Comments: None

Improving Sow Longevity

Nutrition and management are key components of production, and are critical to ensure that the modern sow achieves her genetic potential for reproduction. We often measure efficiency by the number of piglets weaned per sow per year However, what is more important, according to the Alltech scientists in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, is the lifetime performance of the sow. This is a vital element in reducing the overall cost of pig production.

REDEFINING MINERAL NUTRITION
Alltech, a world leader in animal health, is redefining mineral nutrition. With this objective in mind, the global company has come out with Bioplex mineral - a proprietary range of highly bioavailable organic trace minerals that could revolutionize the livestock industry.

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Posted on November 4th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: . Comments: None

Walking the Pens : Identifying Pigs for Treatment(Part 2)

Identifying and treating individual sick pigs are vital tasks that save lives. With a multitude of diseases affecting swine herd, early treatment is an important key to getting ahead of’ the disease process and reducing the number of fall outs or pigs that died.

Many diseases throughout pigs’ wean-to-finish lives affect them very quickly, and some can cause death within 24 hours. So, we need to allocate time to closely observe each pig every day and treat pigs manifesting early symptoms of illness. How much time to allocate depends on the age of pigs in your barns as certain age group might need more attention than others. It cannot be overemphasized that each pen must be entered and every pig observed each day. Once your eyes are clinically trained it takes less than a second per pig. Every pen, every pig, and every day needs to be our focus.
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: . Comments: None

“Walking the Pens” An Educational Guide to Individual Pig Care(Part 1)

“It can be tempting,” observes Dr. Don Mc.Dermid manager of Veterinary Services in the Swine Group of Pfizer Animal Healtch(Canada), “to look at a barn full of pigs and treat them all the same. While pigs are viewed as individuals when born and marketed, many never reach their target because they aren’t addressed as individuals in the grow to finish phase. When you identify and treat individual sick pigs, they will have a greater opportunity to survive and reach their target weight. Remember that a 1,000-head nursery or finisher barn is not a ‘forest’ of pigs but 1,000 individual ‘trees’ - it is important to not miss the trees for the forest.

Individual pig care means taking care to ensure every pig has proper feed, water, medication and a clean, healthy environment to be free from pain, disease, discomfort, and injury.

Pfizer Animal Health (PAH) recently introduced “Walking the Pens”, an interactive educational program to help farmers focus on identifying and treating individual pigs. As a proud supporter of the Philippine swine industry, PAH is committed to helping producers build and improve their operations. The positive, measurable impact of individual pig care can be seen in everything from pig performance and labor savings to industry sustainability.
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Posted on October 3rd, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: . Comments: None

Univet To Launch Hog Cholera Vaccine

Univet Agricultural Products Inc., the country’s leading poultry and livestock feeds supplier, led by its General Manager Ricardo Alba, recently signed with Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development (FRLD) President Antonio Roces for their participation in this year’s biggest integrated international trade show on agribusiness, food and aquaculture, Agrilink, Foodlink, and Aqualink.

“We’re excited about what Agrilink is cooking up this year. And to be a part of that is such an honor,” said Alba.

“This year will be the largest assembly of the world’s latest technologies, products, services and systems on agribusiness,” continued Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development (FRLD) president Antonio V. Roces.

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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: , , , , . Comments: None

Swine Raising for Meat Production In the Philippines

Roundworm infection
Roundworm infection is caused by the bacterial agent scientifically known as Ascaris lumbricoides. Symptoms of this disease depends heavily on the number of worms present in the pigs, management and nutrition of the animals. Pigs infected with this disease demonstrate a slow growth rate, thinness, thick and dull hair growth. Pigs may expel worms through vomit or feces.

This disease may be treated by oral administration of a de-wormer through fees or drinking water. Piperazine dewormers are effective treatment of this disease.

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Posted on September 17th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: , . Comments: None

Updates on Pig Nutrition

A well-renowned international animal nutrition expert share his expertise to the Filipino commercial hog raisers.

The recent technical forum on “Feeding the Prolific Sow to Maximize its Genetic Potential” and “Feeding Strategies to Optimize the Performance of Piglets” sponsored by SARIMANOK HEALTH AND NUTRITION COMPANY (makers of Sure Value Veterinary PIGROLOC HOG FEEDS) last May 22 reconfirmed what animal nutritionists have been saying about sow feeding-that it need not be a laborious task. In fact, a basic understanding of nutrition can go a long way in improving the overall health and performance of pigs.

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Posted on September 16th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: . Comments: None

Thermo W

A well-renowned international animal nutrition expert shares his expertise to the Filipino commercial hog raisers.

The heating system Thermo supplies the piglets in the farrowing pen with constant and advantageous floor warmth. This reduces the risk of dead losses during the first critical days after birth. The piglets feel comfortable. This is the Thermo W has been used successfullysince 1992. Thermo W 400 x 600 mm 15 3/4″ x 23 5/8″ water heating panel.

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Posted on August 23rd, 2008 under Livestock, Technology. Tags: , . Comments: None

The Importance of Clear, Drinkable Water in Piggeries

Most local piggery owners underestimate the value of clear, potable water in their farms. We can all learn a lesson or two from Australian piggeries.

In the old days, our grandparents used to tell how they get clean and clear drinking water from wells, springs or creeks. This is hardly heard of today. Thirty years ago, the thought of buying water from plastic bottles appeared strange and preposterous. Today, with the onslaught of gastro-intestinal and skin diseases, drinking mineral water is almost akin to brushing one’s teeth.

Continuous pollution in our environment has led many scientists to cascade this healthy practice of drinking clear and potable water not only to humans but to pigs as well. After all, the logic is sensible: if we raise healthy pigs, pork consumers will be healthier as well since we’re all intrinsically part of the complex food chain.

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Posted on August 5th, 2008 under Livestock. Tags: , . Comments: None

Biogas and the Thermo W Hot Water Tile Team Up to Deliver Substantial Benefits to the Pig Industry!

The possibilities of pig producers have by using the technologically advanced Thermo W hot water tile to gain a significant economical benefit from the use of piggery wastes, are endless.

How is it possible to gain an economical benefit from using a Thermo W hot water tile?
Today, there is an ecological imperative to install biogas systems to get rid of smelly effluent which is offensive to neighbors and impacts on the earth’s ecosystem.

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Posted on August 4th, 2008 under Livestock, Technology. Tags: , . Comments: None

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