Key Points and Methods of Fermentation Bed Pig Farming Explained

Fermentation bed pig farming technology is a pollution-free, zero-emission, efficient and novel scientific pig farming technology. It integrates pig husbandry, nutrition, environmental hygiene, microbiology, and soil and fertilizer science, and follows the principles of safety, efficiency and zero pollution to establish a virtuous-cycle ecological pig farming system. The fermentation bed pig farming video technology is as follows:

What problems can fermentation bed pig farming solve

Dirty, messy and poor pig house environment

Concrete floors are impermeable, and pig manure needs to be washed with water. Especially in winter, it is very difficult to clean with water. The pen is humid and cold, and the pigs can hardly get good rest.

Manure treatment wastes water and time

Pigs excrete a lot of manure. Cleaning every 1 kg of pig manure consumes about 5 kg of water. Washing the pen takes a long time, is time-consuming and wastes water.

Environmental pollution causes public complaints

A large amount of manure has nowhere to be discharged and piles up, releasing a foul odor, seriously polluting the surrounding environment and causing widespread complaints.

Environmental protection teams often knock on the door

The country attaches increasing importance to environmental protection. If environmental protection requirements are not met, the penalty may be a fine and rectification at best, or suspension of business and demolition at worst, and hard-earned entrepreneurial efforts are wasted.

Common questions about fermentation bed pig farming

Q: How long can the bedding material last? One year? Two years? Or three years? Opinions differ. So far, has anyone really used fermentation bed pig farming for more than one year or longer? If not, I am afraid these claims are all somewhat inappropriate.

A: The service time of the bedding material is indeed not fixed, so we must regularly dig out the carbonized bedding material and add fresh bedding material. Only in this way can the normal operation of the fermentation bed be maintained. The service time of the fermentation bed bedding material is determined by the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio. The higher the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, the longer the time.

Q: Fermentation bed pig farming requires a lower stocking density than traditional pig farming and requires a relatively large unit farming area, about twice that of traditional pig farming, because if the area is too small, the ability of the microbial strains in the bedding material to ferment pig manure and urine is obviously insufficient. Then, how can large-scale farming solve this problem?

A: Large-scale farming includes not only the renovation of pig houses, but also many problems waiting for us to solve. Although fermentation bed pig farming requires a lower density than traditional farming requires, the slaughter rate of fermentation beds is usually 10 to 20 days faster than traditional methods. Moreover, pigs raised in fermentation beds are ecological pigs, and when sold they bring about 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan more than pigs raised by traditional farming methods. The benefits brought by fermentation beds are not only these. Overall, the benefits brought by fermentation bed pig farming are far higher than those brought by traditional pig farming, so fermentation bed pig farming will be a trend!

How much money does fermentation bed pig farming save?

Fermentation beds in pig pens do not need manure cleaning, and each person can look after about 1000 pigs. Ordinary pig farming methods allow each person to look after at most a few hundred pigs, saving about 2/3 of labor. Calculating 15 pigs raised in 23 sq m, 400——500 yuan can be saved per year.

Fermentation bed pig farming saves time

Fermentation bed pig farming can save feeding time and bring pigs to market about half a month earlier, saving 200 yuan per pen.

Fermentation bed pig farming saves feed

With fermentation bed pig farming, fattening pigs brought to market at the same body weight can save 10-30% of feed. Each pig can save 20—30 yuan, a pen saves more than 400 yuan, and 100 pigs save 40,000 yuan.

Fermentation bed pig farming saves fuel and heating costs

The fermentation bed in the pig pen can maintain the ambient temperature at around 20-plus degrees, so even in winter there is no need for heating equipment, saving fuel costs and equipment costs.

Fermentation bed pig farming saves medicine

With fermentation bed pig farming, pigs basically do not get sick. Not only does it save medicine, it also does not delay the normal growth of the pigs.

Precautions for fermentation bed pig farming

In summer, the outside temperature will remain at 30 to 40 degrees. If the pig pen does not take good high-temperature prevention measures, the temperature of the fermentation bed will rise, the activity of the microbial strains will decrease, and the fermentation bed will be difficult to operate normally. Although fermentation bed pig farming can ensure that the surface temperature of the bedding material remains stable at 20°C, this does not mean that the ambient temperature can be controlled! The fermentation bed is not an air conditioner, and reasonable heat prevention and cooling measures must be taken!

On the one hand, install an insulation layer on the top of the fermentation bed pig pen, or use measures such as shade cloth, to prevent the temperature inside the pig house from rising quickly. On the other hand, do a good job of ventilation, such as adding large fans, to ensure normal air circulation in the pen and prevent the temperature inside the pen from being higher than the outside due to poor ventilation! In addition, sprinkler equipment can also be added on the top of the pen to spray an appropriate amount of water when the temperature is too high, reducing the temperature of the pen. However, be careful not to spray too much water, to prevent excessive humidity in the fermentation bed and air, which would affect the health of the livestock and poultry.