gentlewind:
@tayo52: TY well done, I really appreciate ur effort in keeping this tread alive and enlightening the aspiring farmer with quality info. God will aid your endeavour.

thanks for the encouragement we are both aspiring farmers, so people try to reach me thru my email but I can't access it for now,so they can try to reach me on my whatsap

SinaAkinsanya:
You can go see some of the exotic breeds (Large white, Landrace, Duroc and gene converter) kept by Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IART) in Ikenne. It is federal Government Institution established to help farmers. The Ikenne site is devoted for swine research and to assist swine farmers. They imported what they regard as grand parent stock about 5 years ago. I have seen only the males of all the breeds i mentioned above. They are very very impressive animals. I understand that they have animals for sale now. One of their officers that we deal with is Momoh. His number is 0803 383 1083. They are public officers, so i have no qualms in providing his info on this forum as they are there to assist swine farmers. The key is that if you buy from them, they have verifiable history and i want to believe that one will be buying from a trusted source. They challenge is the cost of their weaners. I think N70,000 is too much and damn cracy given the financial resources of most farmers. Anyhow, from my about 2 year expereince in this business, i must say again that most of the animals being circulated amongst us have been bastardised over the years. By that, i mean they and their parents have not been properly fed over time , in-breeding, poor medication etc. Those are the things that tend to reduce the quality of the animals over time. In other words, no matter what you do with most of them now, you cannot achieve say 90-100 kg is even 6 months. In my view, it should not really matter, whether one is buying LW, Camborough, Landrace or Duroc as any of those animals have very good feed conversion ratio, quickly grow large and farrow quality animals in large numbers. What matters is that you are really buying what you think you are buying (good genetics and the seller is honest and can show and demonstrate records.

I rili like your writeup, that the reason why we have breeder's farms,were they strictly sell exotic breeds with good genetics, they can afford to buy there parent stock any amount cos they no they will make there money within that same year,but most people prefer or selecting there breeders from a slaughter pigs,and expect the offspring from such pigs to attain 80kg in 7months I doubt,that more reason why am preaching,we should inject exotic breeds to our farm if you can just get the boar alone it good,but if you can both get male n female that just the best,it might be expensive but I bet u,you will surely make your money back once they farrow,they eat less and convert high,i saw large number of pigs In a farm I ask there age the man told me close to 5months,just saw 3 shooters which are just 30kg some are 5kg but average of 15kg,so tell me how many months with it take such pigs to attain 60kg? Most annoying part some farmers will still select there breeders from such growers,Is high time we farmers should start doing it right,if some of the farmers keep records they will will no they are running at a loss,how many farmers can pay himself 100k monthly from his pig farm and still record profit? While some just litters from 1sow his paying his salary n workers, am telling you if you have good breeds in your farm you won't sell 1 weaners less dan 10k,while some are still selling for 3500 bro like I said I love your writeup needs more people like you on this platform

Felt so good today. Sold some of my pig using my digital scale.Learnt from this experience that buyers have been swindling me with their manual scale all these years. My digital scale is up for lease if you have large stock of pigs to sell

Way to go. Less stress to people and animals

greenlilly:
Felt so good today. Sold some of my pig using my digital scale.Learnt from this experience that buyers have been swindling me with their manual scale all these years. My digital scale is up for lease if you have large stock of pigs to sell

Nice one, please if someone want to get digital scale. Where can one buy it and how much will I get cost?

When i check the price of imported digital scale i saw it at $1760 so i opted tp build one myself locally. I fabricated the cage and outsourced the bottom scale to a friend. I spent 320K from start to finish

pls help oo.
how much is 50kg pkc now sold in your area?

nice thread I must say. pls for those that already have their pig farms, pls I need more experience (outside the pages of books) as regards pig farming. I'll really appreciate if there's pig farm owner here who can take me as an intern/apprentice, so as to learn more. I'll prefer the location to be Ibadan or anywhere in the south west provided the farm has accommodation. thank you . you can reach me on my mail.
mytochondria90@gmail.com

I am happy to introduce jessam Cattle Ranch and Farms.

jessam cattle ranch & farms aims to be a major player in the meat industry and help stop the importation of cheap, rotten, chemical induced meat from being dumped in Nigeria, often slowly ruining our health .

Slow and steady jessam will grow to be a strong brand in food industry. We are based in Enugu. Please enjoy photos our farm. We rear livestock including Cattle, pigs, goats, poultry, ducks. We also process palm oil too. Feel free to place your orders 08032455430 or 09099020582.



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Ay04z:
pls help oo.
how much is 50kg pkc now sold in your area?

Feed prices are increasing everyday.
First crush is about 44 naira per kg

please gurus in the house, assuming I get 20 female pigs and 5 male pigs can I get upto 150 piglets after the females have given birth? and also which breed of pig can I go for to achieve my target...pls its urgent

Good afternoon great farmers, pls I am new to piggery. Can the house pls educate me on how much it would cost to feed a pig from weaning to slaughter age for a fattener and also the average feeding cost to farrowing for a breeder? Please, I am aware there are options for either junk or good feeding. Please what are you guys doing to have a balanced account?

BYSilver:
please gurus in the house, assuming I get 20 female pigs and 5 male pigs can I get upto 150 piglets after the females have given birth? and also which breed of pig can I go for to achieve my target...pls its urgent

2 males are enough for 20 females.

with good feed and management the sky is your limit.

GCIT:
Good afternoon great farmers, pls I am new to piggery. Can the house pls educate me on how much it would cost to feed a pig from weaning to slaughter age for a fattener and also the average feeding cost to farrowing for a breeder? Please, I am aware there are options for either junk or good feeding. Please what are you guys doing to have a balanced account?

no average feeding cost.

Everything depends on your location feed costs, finance and breeding methodology you decide to adopt.


You need to plan the farm very carefully from d scratch. you can't stumble into piggery

Hello Greenlily.

Please where is your farm if I wish to lease your digital scale?

femu:


2 males are enough for 20 females.

with good feed and management the sky is your limit.

thank you very much, pls any particular breed I need to consider or all female pigs are good in breeding

princesschuks:
Hello everyone, please who is kind enough to let me visit his/her farm in Lagos or Ogun state too observe the day to day activities on a pig farm.

my farm is at Ayetoro itele road you are welcome call me on 08028131974

abeyyskyne:

Getting a pure-bred Camborough weaners can be difficult but not impossible. Like Tayo said, be careful so that they don't sell LW weaners to you as Camborough. My Camborough sows, mated by Camborough boars are pregnant, I will let you know when they farrow. I am going to sell some of their offsprings post-weaning.

am interested please

Jessam:
I am happy to introduce jessam Cattle Ranch and Farms.

jessam cattle ranch & farms aims to be a major player in the meat industry and help stop the importation of cheap, rotten, chemical induced meat from being dumped in Nigeria, often slowly ruining our health .

Slow and steady jessam will grow to be a strong brand in food industry. We are based in Enugu. Please enjoy photos our farm. We rear livestock including Cattle, pigs, goats, poultry, ducks. We also process palm oil too. Feel free to place your orders 08032455430 or 09099020582.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK0UqV1rQQg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj5VRJWxLv0

What breed of pigs do you have in the pictures?

femu:


2 males are enough for 20 females.

with good feed and management the sky is your limit.

The two males pigs must be very randy oh!

BYSilver:


thank you very much, pls any particular breed I need to consider or all female pigs are good in breeding

Any modern breed is cool.

The lineage is more important

BYSilver:


thank you very much, pls any particular breed I need to consider or all female pigs are good in breeding

in piggery u must have good combination of good breeds feeding n management,dont start your farm with concoction breeds,they might be good mothers but slow growth,just go for Largewhite or Landrace,for the boar you can get duroc or LW or Landrace,please select your breeder stock carefully cos they are not slaughter pigs,you need to select the shooters. Assuming u want to start with weaners,so u will be able to see there parent b4 buying it might be expensive but it pays @ the long run

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Please who has a pig farm within Benin, I want to come and learn the practical before investing. Please contact me on whatsapp.

Hello guys, your posts have been very educative.

I am interested in starting small by end of this month. I plan to start with one boar (camborough) and 5 gilts (LW) for breeding then growing that number.

AN91:
Hello guys, your posts have been very educative.

I am interested in starting small by end of this month. I plan to start with one boar (camborough) and 5 gilts (LW) for breeding then growing that number.

Is that a good number and combination for starters? I would be grateful for any advice. Please add me to the group 07038753511

that number is just so Perfect you are good to go,are u starting with a weaner or gilts (about to cross)

oluyemioy my farm is at Ifo. You can reach me on 08028375856

tayo52:
that number is just so Perfect you are good to go,are u starting with a weaner or gilts (about to cross)

Thanks. Considering the information I have gotten from here, I want to start with weaners and properly cater for them to give me good results.

How can i two pigs one male one female,am in owerri 08109660712 incase anyone has idea of that.ThanksHow can i two pigs one male one female,am in owerri 08109660712 incase anyone has idea of that.ThanksHow can i two pigs one male one female,am in owerri 08109660712 incase anyone has idea of that.Thanks

Dear Members, has anyone imported their breed stock before. I will like to know the process including clearing over here and whether one requires an import license. I have got a quote which I think is on the high side . Please I would appreciate honest advise. This is one of the quotes I got from one of the top pig farmers in the UK



Hello the pigs cost £350 per gilt and £550 per boar

8 Pigs at 35 kg
Airfreight £4,605.00
Crate and drinkers £490.00
Transport to Heathrow £750.00
Total shipping costs £5,845.00

10 Pigs at 35 kg
Airfreight £4,800.00
Crate and drinkers £510.00
Transport to Heathrow £750.00
Total shipping costs £6,060.00

16 Pigs at 35 kg
Airfreight £5,020.00
Crate and drinkers £980.00
Transport to Heathrow £850.00
Total shipping costs £6,850.00

20 Pigs at 35 kg
Airfreight £5,220.00
Crate and drinkers £1080.00
Transport to Heathrow £850.00
Total shipping costs £7,150.00

Are you already into pig farming and only planning to expand into importation.? If not, I will advise you buy from reputable sources with good breeds. It is very important that you gain experience before venturing into importation of pigs.

please house how can i get cadbury or nestle waste my farm is located @ ikorodu. thanks
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