BERKSHIRE Black color with six white YORKSHIRE This breed is commonly raise
points in feet, face and tail. in Canada. It has large ears
with white and black spots.
Erect ears with medium size
and are set apart. This breed is a good source of
meat for bacon.
Good meat producers.
DUROC This breed comes from New HAMPSHIRE White belt around the body,
Jersey. shoulder and forelegs.
It has dark red and golden This pig looks smaller than
yellow color. other breeds.
Has a good mothering ability The ears erect and the tail is
and a good producer of milk. usually black and legs are
short.
LANDRACE This breed comes from
Denmark. POLAND
It has white hair and skin. CHINA
This breed is black color with
It has large ears that covers white spots on its feet, tail and
much of its face. face.
Its meat is best for bacon, It has thick meat.
ham and prokchop.
This breed has a long narrow
HYPOR
head, long snout and erect This breed has well-muscled
TAMWORTH ears. back, well developed ham
and has high carcass quality.
The body is light and dark
red. It has superior milking
qualities.
Its meat is good for making
bacon.
NATIVE BREED
-commonly found in rural areas. It feed on palay and left over food of the family owner. They feed
on the ground as they simply loiter in the backyard.
IMPORTED BREED
-breed that comes from different countries and are commonly raised today
Swine raising also known as hog/pig Bathe hogs every day to make them
farming, consists of raising and breeding feel refreshed and comfortable
pigs mostly for food (pork product, bacon) Keep the pig’s food away from their
and for their skin. manure to avoid the food being
contaminated.
Pig farming in the Philippines has been a Keep water troughs high enough
lucrative business for Filipinos for that the pig can put its snout in to
decades. Its popularity is seen in the drink and not climb in, resulting in
backyards of rural families. The world's dirty water.
10th largest consumer, 8th largest It is important to add vitamins and
producer, and 7th largest importer of pork nutrients to its diet keep it healthy.
is the Philippines.
1. Buying your pigs. Built out of hollow blocks or
2. Housing and bonding. concrete galvanized sheets for
3. Fencing and outdoor shelter. roofing.
4. Pig watering and feed schedule. The roof must be 6 meters high from
5. Worming schedule the floor to allow proper ventilation
6. Breeding and enough sunlight.
7. Pig gestation and farrowing The floor should be slightly sloping
8. Raising piglets (draining area – for easy manure and
urine)
Pigpens must be washed and clean
every day.
Feeding of swine require different feed There should be a pit nearby where
types in a specified age level regularly done hog waste can be dumped.
2 to 3 times per day as follows:
Starter mash - 2 to 8 weeks old
Growing mash – 2 to 6 months old
Breeding mash – male and female
hogs breeder of age
Hogs should be immunized at an
Fattening mash – up to 10 months early age
Alternative food like camote tops, Vaccination for hog cholera lasts
kangkong, papaya leaves may also be given from 8 to 12 months.
to swine from time to time. For hog plague, 6 months.
