Wow its been a long time since this thread has come up...so does anybody have any more photos of there farms to share?Does anybody have any high production farms photos of the biggest farms in the phills?

Mr. hog,
       by the way sir how many sow level do you have?

There are some that are silent heaters. SIgns may include swelling of vulva, mounting others,restlessness etc. almost same with pigs.
Seasonal breeders? they can be breed year round as long as they are in heat. The cycle is every 21 days. After calving the earliest you can breed the animal is around 60 days from calving.

 And it would take around 9 months before it would calve. some books would say 9-11 months gestation

Doc,
 you mean after calving(giving birth)?not weaning?thank you doc and more power....
 
   

hi sir...
    good day to you sir...i just want to know,they say that carabao are silent heater?is it true?if it so,how can we determine if shes in heat,was there any sign,are they seasonal breeder?how long it will take to have its reheat after calving?and how long is the gestation cycle of a carabao..thank you sir....

doc,
   good day po sa kanila...tanung ko lng po doc ok lang po ba na mag-alaga ng baboy sa rooftop may bad effect po ba sa kalusugan nila kung sa taas ng bahay ang kanilang pen?just incase lang po kasi ala ng space sa likod bahay namin...thank you po and more power...

hi doc,
    good day po sa kanila..tanung ko lang po doc,just in case na mamimix ako ng kulig mula sa ibang lahi ng inahin(kahit slow grower)or in-short yung earnotch ang gagamitin kong method anu po ang age range or age gap ng bawat kulig?3 days po ba or 1 week eh,pwede na iconsider na same age at isama sa iisang pen?at kung slow grower po ang imimix ko anu po ba ang dapat kung gawin para makasabay po sila sa paglaki ng mga fast grower at maisabay sa pagbenta..thank you po doc...

doc,
   when it comes naman po sa gestation pen ilang sow po ba ang dapat sa isang hilera ng gestation pen at gaano po ito kalayo sa walls?yung taas naman po ng walls from the ground mga gaano po ito kataas ok na po ba ang 1 meter?thank you po doc.....

doc...and when it comes naman po doon sa feeder wala naman po bang nasasayang na pagkain?i mean kapag nabored ang baboy nagiging playful sila may tendency po na paglaruan nila yung feeder at pag may lumabas na feeds baka paglaruan nila ito kung di lang naman kakainin...ang akin doc yung aksaya na tinatawag....

Yup , they do this so they can have an idea about the feed consumption and their costing.

Kung naubos na kasi nila yun recommended feeds tentatively they should be at a proper weight na para magshift. If not then your animal could be a slow grower and by extending your feeding you are increasing your cost to produce.

In terms of mabenta agad this is still a question of weight. If they weigh above 85 na then sell it.  If not then you need to extend your finisher feeding.

Whether based on months or per bags this is the decision that a farm owner would make, they are options taht you could look into.
 When i was still in a feed company we follow the per consumption/per bag . If the animal is fast grower we extend the starter feeding.

automatic feeder maybe 5 -8 thousand, not sure na eh,

doc,ito po ba yung katulad ng feeddispenser na kapag na hit nila eh lalabas yung pagkain katulad ng sinasabi nyo?electric po ba sya o battery operated?thank you po doc....

Usually in adlib there is a special feeder on which you can put the feed and the animal will just hit the feeder so feeds will be dispense.

In terms of feeds consumption so far ala naman akong nakilala na nagreklamo na nalugi sila kasi kain ng kain yun baboy.

Pagnaconsume na nila yung recommended na dami ng feeds as a group next stage na ng feeding.
Ex. if assuming 1 pig needs 60 kgs of grower feed. if you have 10 pigs then they will eat as a group around 600 kgs or 12 bags. once naubos na yan shift na to finisher regardless of age and weight.

Some farm naman ang feeding program is based on months. 1 month starter feed, 1 and 1/2 month grower feeds and 2 weeks of finisher feeds. Whether lagpas sila ng sa recommended or not they will shift according to the number of days na kumakain ang baboy ng particular na feeds.
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Usually in adlib there is a special feeder on which you can put the feed and the animal will just hit the feeder so feeds will be dispense.

In terms of feeds consumption so far i have never met a person that is suffered losses because of this system of feeding.

Usually if the animal already consumed the recommended feed allowance then they will shift to the next stage.

Ex. if assuming 1 pig needs 60 kgs of grower feed. if you have 10 pigs then they will eat as a group around 600 kgs or 12 bags. once the animal consumed all this you will shift to the next feed.

Some farm based their feeding program on months/days.  1 month starter feed, 1 and 1/2 month grower feeds and 2 weeks of finisher feeds. Whether they consume or not the  recommended feed allowance  they will shift according to the number of days.

   doc,ibig  nyo po bang sabihin kung ang baboy ko pinapakain ko ng 5 bags ng prestarter sa loob ng 25 days at naconsume na nila agad ito within 2weeks pwede na akong lumipat sa starterstage kahit wala pa sa panahon,timbang at edad ang baboy tama po ba?ibig sabihin nito doc madali rin maibebenta ang baboy tama po ba?by the way doc may picture po ba kayo nung automatic feeder and may idea po ba kayo kung magkano ito?thank you po doc ang more power....   

hindi pa rin considered na adlib ito kasi hanggang 3 kilos lang ang pwede nila makain.
pag adlib kasi free access sila sa pagkain hanggat gusto nila kumain bibigyan mo sila.
Sa malalaking babuyan meron silang automatik feeder. nkalagay dun ay isang sakong feeds at kapag nagutom ang baboy pupunta lang sila sa pakainan at kakain.


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it is not adlib because you restricted their food for 3 kilos.

Ad lib means given them food as long as they want , or they have access to food everytime they want to eat.

doc...
   confusel lang po....pag ad lib po ibig sabihin hahayaan lang na kumain ang baboy hanggang sa masatisfy ito yun po ang ibig sabihin nito tama po ba?when it comes naman po sa nag-aalaga di naman po kaya lugi pagdating sa sa feed cunsumption kasi hahayaang mo lang kumain ang baboy hanggat gusto nila di po ba?and most important doc yung araw panahon na sinusunod mo doon sa feeding program na binigay sa'yo ng feeds company pano po pagnakunsumo na nila yung ilang sako na feeds na dapat hindi pa,oorder nanaman po ba muli?or simple jump to next stage of feeding kahit na wala pa sa panahon at edad ang baboy?thank you po doc...

doc,
  halimbawa po naglandi na ang inahin ko ngayon pero di ko ito pinabreed mga ilang araw po ba ang hihintayin ko pra maglandi agad ito?thank you doc.....

Hi Doc Nemo, I want to know what is the size of Weaning Pen for ten (10) piglets (max). The height
of the pen and if elevated, what is the elevation from the ground ? How long or how many kilos the piglets will stay on weaning pen before they are transfered to fattening pen ?
Thanks.

doc,
   good day po..sa nabili ko po na 2,100sqmeters na lupa at natanung ko po na kung kasya ang 30sow level ang sabi nyo po pwede at nabigay nyo rin po kng ilang farrowingpen,gestating at fattening pen ang kakailanganin..tanung ko lang po doc kakailanganin ko pa po ba ng weaning pen dito?para saan po ba ang weaning pen?ok lang po ba kahit wala nito basta kumpleto ka sa fattening pen?at kung sakali doc pwede ko pa po ba i-extend kahit 50sow level?thank you po doc and more power...

doc..
    good day po...bale doc matanung ko lang paano po ba malalaman na ang iyong inahin ay manganganak na ngayong araw na ito within this day mismo anu po ba ang mga signs nito at anu ang mga dapat na paghandaan?thank you po doc...

30 Sow level
9 farrowing pen
21 gestating pen
18 fattening pen.

Kasya po sa lupang nabili nila ang babuyan.

doc....
  kahit di po well program doc?bale matanung ko rin po doc,di ko na po ba kakailanganin ang weaning pen dito?para saan po ba ang weaning pen anu po ba ang purpose nito at kung sakali ok lang po ba kahit wala na nito?thank you po doc and more power........

Kung sampu and inahin mo ang kailangan mo ay:
3 farrowing pen
7 gestating pen
5-7 fattening pen

Farrowing pen  1.6 by 2.2 meter better buy one which is yari na then copy the design nalang.

Gestating 0.6-0.75 meter by 2-2.2. there are some pictures  Here

fattening pen would be 1 square meter per animal. preferable build a pen for 12 pigs or 3x4 meter.

doc,
    ako po doc may nabili po ako na 2,100sqmeters na lupa sa tingin nyo po ba kasya dito ang 30 sow level?at kung ganito sila karami ilan naman po kayang gestation pen,farrowing pen,at fattening pen ang kakailanganin ko?thank you po doc ang more power...............