How to raise pigs in rural areas? These methods are simple and practical

AbstractCooked feed thin feeding method: after the feed is cooked, the crude fiber is softened, which effectively improves the digestibility of roughage, and can also reduce the feed volume and increase the pig's feed intake. Raw feed wet feeding method: simpler than the cooked feed thin feeding method, while saving firewood, labor, and equipment, it can reduce pig raising costs and promote rapid pig growth and development. Dry feed dry feeding method: effectively reduces labor intensity, while improving work efficiency, and dry feed is closer to the pig's nutritional needs.

1. Cooked feed thin feeding method

1. The cooked feed thin feeding method is a method of first cooking the feed, then mixing it with water into a porridge-like consistency to feed the pigs. Its advantages are that after the feed is cooked, the crude fiber is softened, which effectively improves the digestibility of roughage, can also reduce the feed volume, increases the pig's feed intake, and has the effect of killing bacteria and parasite eggs.

2. The disadvantage is that after most feed is cooked, its nutritional value decreases somewhat. For example, the nutritional value of feeds such as barley, corn, and wheat bran decreases by about 10%, and in particular many vitamins are destroyed. Generally, after green feed is cooked, if handled improperly, it can easily cause nitrite poisoning.

3. Boiling feed also requires consuming grass or fuel, which is conducive to reducing roughage sources and is not conducive to the development of the pig industry. Cooked feed requires equipment such as pots, rooms, and stoves, which increases the cost of raising pigs, and it spoils easily, requiring cooking and feeding as you go, with relatively high labor costs and low efficiency. It is still very common in vast rural areas, but for specialized pig raising households developed in rural areas, it is already not very suitable.

2. Raw feed wet feeding method

1. Generally, before feeding the feed, the crushed concentrate, roughage, and other feed need to be matched according to the specified ratio and total required amount, then green feed that has been chopped or pulped and water are added. Generally, the feed-to-water ratio is 1:0.8-1, and it is advisable that a handful of the mixed feed drips water when squeezed. It needs to be mixed evenly raw, and then it can be fed to the pigs.

2. The advantages are that it is simpler than the cooked feed thin feeding method, while saving firewood, labor, and equipment, it can reduce pig raising costs, promote rapid pig growth and development, make the body strong, improve disease resistance, and give the coat a glossy color.

3. The disadvantage is that wet feed is not suitable for storage and needs to be prepared and fed meal by meal. Wet feed easily freezes in severe winter, making it relatively difficult for large-scale pig raising households to adopt, and at the same time it cannot further improve labor efficiency.

3. Dry feed dry feeding method

1. The crushed concentrate and roughage need to be mixed evenly in proportion, then placed in an automatic feeding trough, allowing the pigs to eat freely. Feed can be added once a day, and a separate water trough is set up so they can drink water freely.

2. Pig raisers add feed once a day, and usually just add some green feed and promptly clean the pen sanitation. This not only effectively reduces labor intensity, but also improves work efficiency, and dry feed is closer to the pig's nutritional needs. Generally, pigs eat freely without human interference, which can further promote pig growth and development and significantly increase the pig's daily weight gain.