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No-wash-pigs Technology: An Easy Way to Manage Piggeries
Keeping the piggery clean and odorless has always been a challenge for hog raisers but this is more difficult for small-scale growers who raise pigs in the backyard They need to wash their pigpens more often to keep their neighbor from complaining.

Ironically, the fetid odor of piggeries is not a problem in the Municipality of Barotac Viejo in Iloilo for hog raisers there are practicing the no-wash-pigs technology, a very easy and economical way to manage piggeries which has been initially practiced in the Integrated Farm System (IFS), a demonstration farm that the municipal government established in Barangay Vista Alegre.

In this technology which is based on earlier models, the pigpen is made of bamboo and nipa and its concrete flooring is slightly inclined to force water and waste to flow down to the drainage. The floor is also stocked with 6-inch bedding which contains equal amounts of river or beach sand, fresh rice hulls, and carbonized rice hulls or rice hull charcoal.

To prevent the inhibition of mange and mites in the rice hulls, a handful of salt should be added per square meter, but this is optional. A better option is to regularly add dried kakawate (Gliricidia sepium), neem (Azadirachta indica), and ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) leaves for these help fasten the processing of the bedding mix into organic fertilizer when it is removed from the pen at the end of the cycle.

Since the bedding mix absorbs foul odor, hog raisers don’t need to wash their pigs everyday. All they need to do is feed the pigs and spray the bedding with a probiotic solution weekly. The probiotic solution is made by dissolving two cups of concentrated indigenous microorganisms (IMO), which contains beneficial microorganisms like yeast, lactobacilli and molds, per 15 liters of water.

The bedding should be removed immediately after each cycle and allowed to age for two to three weeks before using it as an organic fertilizer. During the aging period, microorganisms in the bedding speed up the decomposition process, but the bedding will degrade faster if it is feed to earthworms.

“This technology is simple, not labor intensive, and can be adopted by house holds who want to raise pigs in small-scale. In fact, when the fishing slowed down the communities near the seashore have ventured into hog raising. They have built small pigpens in their backyard because they can manage the odor of the hogs by adopting the technology,” Mayor Raul Tupas said.

Even government employees became interested on hog raising as an additional source of income because of the no-wash-pigs technology. With the technology, “they simply feed and water their pigs in the morning before reporting in the office and attend to the pigs after office hours,” he added.

The technology is also beneficial for the pigs. Edward Jamola and Vicente Baticbatic, staff of the municipality’s hog project, said that when pigs are washed daily, they lose energy to keep their bodies warm after wetting.

The demonstration farm, on the other hand, would continue showcasing new farm technologies. “Soon, the staff of IFS will release a new technology on alternative feeding which utilizes local feed ingredients such as aerial potatoes, cassava, legumes, among others. Through this, dependence on expensive formulated commercial grower feeds would be lessened and likewise, the cost of production would be reduced,” Tupas said.

hi mikey...tnx for sharing this one...this will be of great help to me as a backyard breeder...i will try this on my next batch...tnx again buddy...

Gud day po, nice technology i want to try for the next batch of my fattening and its a big help for us a backyard farmer that have a hectic time in work always. by the way how to make a probiotic solution IMO? what is it where i can buy the chemicals?

HOW TO MAKE
IMO (Indigenous Microoganisms)

1. Make a wooden box (9” X 12” X 3”).  You may also use one length (node to node) of bamboo as a container. Split the bamboo into  halves length wise.
   
2. Cooked a kilo of rice.  Put it in the wooden box or bamboo.
   
3. Cover the box/bamboo with clean sheet of paper and securely close it using a string.
   
4. Place the box under the bamboo leaves or forest.
   
5. Cover this with a plastic sheet to protect from rain water, insects and rodents.
   
6. Leave it for three days. Collect it and check if there are molds formed at the top of the rice.
   
7. Get the moldy rice from the container and place it in the clay jar.  Mix it with a kilo of crude sugar (Mascuvado) or Molasses.
   
8. Cover the jar with clean sheet of paper and securely close it using a string.
   
9. Place the jar in a cool or shaded place.
 
10.   Harvest the IMO after 7 days. A mud-like juice can be now used.  You may strain the concoction by allowing the mixture to flow through the net.  Do not squeeze out.

                                 
HOW TO USE
IMO (Indigenous Microoganisms)

1.Mix 2 tablespoon of IMO concoction to a liter of water

2.Spray it to the pig beddings (once a week.)

hi pig_noypi,
       what kind of beddings?soil poba? thanks for the info.

soil, ipa, sawdust pero mas ok daw kong sa soil

   DO we really need to dig up the  floor(soil) up to 1m deep before putting the ricehull,CRH and river/beach sand beddings?Thank u!:)

kira.... no need to dig as 1m deep. you only need to bed the flooring made of concrete for about 6" thick made of 50-50 river sand or beach sand and rice hull. please go back to the top of this topic its very informative and i am so thankful I hope I can apply this in my small piggery when I come home early of september.

  Oh ok...:) I just thought that because we are planning to apply this DBS on our new piggery,no need for us to make a cement flooring.Only the walls.So ,would it just be ok if we are just goin' to put river/beach sand first as a flooring and the mixture for the beddings on top?Thanks again...:)

Kung halimbawang malayo po sa tabing dagat at ilog, ano pa ho bang ibang alternatibo na pwedeng e panghalo ho dun sa carnonized rice hull?

Tsaka po, kung halimbawang river/beach sand ang isa sa mga sangkap mo para sa iyong DBS, paano mo ito magawang pampataba later on?

graba, or buhangin pwede.

Yun dumi ang magiging pataba. yun sand kung kaya pa ihiwalay sa dumi pwede mo pa uli magamit para beddings .

boss napakaganda ng topic na ito at malaking tulong sa mga katulad kong bago palang magsisimula ng ganitong business.... sana po mabigyan nyo pa kami ng more detailed procedure step by step pano gawin ito pong technology na ito... maraming samalat po

pwede bang instead na river sand/beach sand e lupa na lang ang gamitin?

lupa, sawdust, ipa, coco dust, corn stalk, wood chips etc............

ang ginamit ko na bedding ay ung carbonized rice hull, wala po bang masamang epekto ito sa mga baboy kasi nahahaluan ang pagkain nila

G0od m0rning po,
 balak k0ng itry ito s backyard k, panu po ba ang pr0per mixing ng river sand, rice hulls, at carb0nized rice hulls.. Iterms of kil0grams good f0r (3x4)m
salamat po..

Pahab0l po,

dapat bang c0ncrete ang lalagyan ng 6inchs beddings na gninwa or kahit lupa or sand n lang f0undati0n nito?
Salamat d0cg

I think mas maganda na concrete siya para maging sturdy ang pader mo...

Kung lupa kasi baka may tendency na mabitag ang pader mo kung sumisipsip ng dumi at ihi ang lupa, unless siguro na malalim ang pader mo.

Tanong lang doc nemo,  pano ang manure nila, halo-halo lang sa rice hulls?  di po ba maging cause ng health problem sa mga pigs ito?  Can you clear me on this?  Thanks!

sir,
 panu po pala ung lalagyan ng pagkain. nsa loob ba yung Pagkainan nila.. or sa labas ung tipong nakalabas ulo?
di kaya pag sa loob eh. maihalo sa pagkainan nila ung beddings..?

salamat po..

Sir interesado ako dito sa DBS.
Tuwing u=ilang buwan mo papalitan ang bedding (dahil after some time magiging compost ito at maganda kung magamit mo sa patanim(

Saamat

as per the article after every cycle or after benta lang magpapalit.

So, it will depend din naman sa kanilang observation kung dapat nang palitan. Kapag bumabaho na or iba na ang itsura ng bedding better palitan na nila.

doc.

pano nman po ung feeding area nila.. di ko po alam kung panu and design..

my sample picture ba kau na pwede kong basihan?

slamat doc...

yung pakainan nila same design lang din ng ordinary pen. concave na concrete.

nalilito po ako regarding design ng DBS. sa ibang forum is nag huhukay pa ng 1 meter deep. para sa DBS.


ano po ba ang advisable/standard para sa DBS.


concrete flooring lalagyan ng buhangin (gaano kataas po ba?) then last sa ibabaw ipa (gaano kataas po ba?)

tama po ba ito? pwede na po ba ito para sa beddings ng dbs. 

salamat po,,,

Ang alam ko kasi alang standard ang deep bedding system, what ever works for you, yung ang gamitin mo...

Kung ikaw kasi ay meron ng existing na kulungan then gamitin mo yun system na kung saan papatungan mo nalang yun semento mo. Kung wala ka pang kulungan then try mo yun 1 meter deep system.

Kung ako tatanungin mo although ala akong experience sa deep bedding system mas prefer ko yun patungan mo na lang ng beddings.

Mga possible na disadvantage ng 1 meter deep (personal opinion, no actual experience)

1. dahil 1 meter deep siya ang iyong pader ay dapat mga 2.5- 3 meter mula ilalim pataas. Ang .5-1 meter ay nakabaon sa lupa para maging matibay ito, yun 1 meter ay yun pinaka balon or hukay at yun 1 meter pa uli ay yun pinaka pader para hindi makatakas ang baboy.

2. dahil 1 meter siya dapat siksikin mong mabuti yun mga ilalagay mo dito na beddings , kung hindi malamang lumabog baboy mo especially kapag basa na ng wiwi nila yun kulungan.

3. In times naman ng harvest then it means halos 1 meter deep din ang papalitan nyo na beddings.

4. mas mukhang magastos ito compared sa conventional cement or dun sa dbs na ipinatong sa concrete.

thanks sir. sa magandang paliwanag sa about sa BDS.

sir kung ang flooring ko cement para patungan ng beddings ano po ba ang mga klase ng beddings

tama po baitong naisip kong beddings.

1. simentong flooring
2. maglagay ng asin (para sa lamgam and anay hindi puntahan and other insecto)
3. buhangin 3inches ang taas
4. budbod ulit ng asin
5. lupa na binistay 3 inches ang lalim
6. lupa na sowdust 3inches ang lalim
7. ipa na ang nasaibabaw


pwede na po ba ang ganito bedding hindi ko na susundin ang 1 meter ang lalim.

maraming salamat po

this is nice

i do think maganda naman siya.

If there are abo in your area especially, kung may malapit na pagawaan  ng kornick sa area nyo pwede din nilang idagdag yun sa mga layer as taga absorb ng amoy ng kulungan.

HEllo guys,

Tnx much of all this info.... Im going to try dis one. hope somebody can post pics for this technology and since dis was posted last Dec.2008 pls give us your update or tips on your experiences.

Hi,
I've been using DBS since i started last year. It works pretty good for me. The beddings can last for many years. Since they get compacted and muddy, you only add more every other week, less that a foot usually. After one cycle only a foot gets truly wet and you can use that as fertilizer. I shall try to post pictures on how to make one, later after  i got off from work.
Veni
www.balogo.wordpress.com

here's how to - http://balogo.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/how-to-make-deep-bedding-system-dbs/

Thank you so much for this very informative and handy information here. God bless you!

sir me i used saw dust instead of using the rice hull ? and what is the function  of saw dust in flooring a piggery? as i attend a seminar they said that saw dust is much more helpful in making a floor in pig pens and one of the ingredients in making flooring

doc nemo,applicable po ba ung no wash pig technology dun sa inahing baboy, di ba po need na time to time iwash ung baboy?medyo na coconfuse lang po.thnx po.

personally po kasi mas gusto ko yun concrete and metal pen.

yun sa dbs kasi hindi needed/ less ang paligo ng baboy dahil nalilinis ang katawan nila kapag humihiga sila sa beddings