farrowing pen type for fatteners....is it a good idea or risky set up?

[rain]

hi doc...
    good day po sa knila,doc ask lang ng freind ko kasi may napanood sya na dvd ni ka gerry regarding sa type ng housing ng isang farm pra sa kanilang fatteners na nakakulong parang farrowing pen sya each one have their own stall,hndi nya lang matandaan kng ilang buwan ang baboy bago ilagay dun,ang tanung ko doc adviseable po ba ito?or risky sya?kasi according sa may ari less stress daw ang baboy at mare2ach nya ang target weight nya as possible kasi nga nakakulong lang sya dun at kasya lng ang buong katawan nya hanggng sa lumaki at tuluyang ibenta ibenta..thank you doc... 

[nemo]

In terms of investment it is a bit costly.

For my opinion it is not advisable base na lang in the cost. Add to the problem is man power. You need to put  feeds in every pen and it cost time, money and feed wastage.

In terms of meat quality i think pigs grown in this system have inferior quality. The more an animal could move the better the quality of meat.

[rain]

hi doc,
      ibig nyo po bang sabihin doc eh kailangan din ng baboy na makillos at makgalw parng sa tao rin we need to do some workout...
thank you po doc.. 

[nemo]

Yes, they need to move.

Enough space to move... too much space will sometimes affect growth. They tend to grow much slower because they play a lot.

[gunder_3910]

Hello everyone,

May I ask from anyone in this forum your best designs that you can recommend for a forrowing pen designed for fattening and breeding? I agree there are risks in raising piglets, especially the suckling ones without this equipment. I also need to know their dimensions & perspective view if it wouldn't be too much to ask.

Thanks a lot -gun

[nemo]

fattening  is 1 square meter per animal. Height would be 1 meter

Farrowing, there are now ready made farrowing pen. Just by one and copy the design usually they within standard naman.

[ALEXGARCI]

doc gud am, mga magkano po yung modern na forrowing pen ngayon? do you have sample picture? or website nalang ng store na
puede kong bilhin.

tank you

[nemo]

Around 17t-25 na siguro ngayon, this is just an estimate.

Farrowing pen check this marami picture here relating to swine raising.

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[robert molina]

doc ask lang po ako ano po ba ang magandang design ngkulongan ng fattening  na baboy po kc plano ko po mag backyard raising lang po slamat

[nemo]

Basta po dapat 1 square meter per animal. Tapos magkaopposite side ang inuman ang pakainan. usually malapit sa gutter ang painuman