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Ifeconwaba:
Please house, am a young graduate, and i want to venture into pig farming. I want to know how many months it will take to sell a new born pig 25k. because am doing some calculation here please i need your response. And enlighten on the weight aspect you guys Are talking about.

omonnakoda:
Just discovered this thread. Wow!! great work.

Will need time to read all the comments.
I hope someone can answer a few questions.

What is the most common breed farmed in Nigeria in intensive settings and why?
Where do Nigerians source their stock from and how easy is it to import pig stock into the country.
It seems to me most people expect their pigs to be about 70-80 kg by the time they arrive at market but in Europe it could be double this. Is this an issue of breed or practice and why can't we farm these higher yield breeds

I hope my questions are not too many

tayo52:
we have so many hybrids n crossbreed,the most common ones are largewhite,we have landrace duroc n hermshire and we have this our native breeds as well,or crossbreed as well we also have gene converters n PIC they are the most improved breeds in naija,we have big companies that do import exotic breeds from different countries to naija,like Obj farm Casia farm and the rest, why we don't get much high FCR is becos we don't give them the right feeds n we like cutting corners alot,how many farmers can afford to feed his or her pigs soya and maize? Most farm always want to make atleast 25% or more on each pigs,unlike the white they settle down for 15% profit on each pigs,cos in pig farming feed n maintainance gup upto 85% of your total profits,reason y farmers don't farm this improve breeds are lack of awareness and it expensive,but at the long runz it save time and money,cos they have good FCR(feed convert ratio Is high)it easy but you ask yourself reason y you want to import with the high exchange rate,will I able to make my money back,do I want to venture into AI,is there farms that sells the kind of breeds I want to import to naija already,can I get other breeds that have same quality or characteristics of the breed I want to import in naija at cheaper price here in naija,do I want to be a breeder selling premium weaners,or a breeder selling fattening weaners,this are the questions u ask yourself

fiddzy:
Thanks for the insightful information sir.My question is this it takes pig 114 days for its gestation how can one indicate a 1 month old pregnant sow,thanks in anticipation

tayo52:
u buy pregnancy kit,or beta still after mating your gilt or sow keep the record on the day the boar mount the sow,after 19days start checking If the sow or gilt will come on heat or not

fiddzy:
Alright sir

ejimikeokwu:


please if the gilt is on heat again does it mean no pregnancy because since almost 2weeks now my guilt has been on heat after more than 2 months of mating.
am confused

daxlasaint:
finally solved my water delivery issues... these water nipples are a lifesaver!

daxlasaint:
finally solved my water delivery issues... these water nipples are a lifesaver!

fiddzy:
Sir pls i am finding it hard to decipher the picture content can u explain the idea behinde the water solving tips thanks in anticipation

daxlasaint:
close up of how I installed my drinking tips

daxlasaint:
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due to financial constraints I hvnt been able to run proper plumbing for my pens, and I have had these drinking nipples for over a month so I just decided to get a drum and attach them to it.... all I hve to do is fill the drum from my well every few days and it functions as good as a standard over head tank. I will try to post better pictures shortly

fiddzy:
It is not pregnant

Peekey:
Pls, where did you get the drinking tips and how much do they go for? Highly needed pls. Thanks.

ejimikeokwu:
please my OGAS for how many days do I have to deworm my pigs, like how many times at a go
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