What Is Fermentation Bed Pig Farming? Technical Principles and Advantages Explained

Fermentation bed pig farming is a new type of breeding method. So what is fermentation bed pig farming? What are the technical principles and advantages of fermentation bed pig farming? Let the Tudiu.com editor walk you through it below~

1. What Is Fermentation Bed Pig Farming

Vigorous fermentation bed farming is an ecological breeding technology. It no longer requires cleaning up animal manure or washing out animal pens, and no animal manure or urine is discharged outside the pens. When applied to pig farming, it can reduce feed costs by 10%, save 2/3 of labor, and save 80% of water. It is a new ecological and energy-saving, emission-reducing breeding technology currently being vigorously promoted across the country.

Fermentation bed pig farming means using microbial bedding material (sawdust, wood shavings, mixed rice bran powder, rice husks, cottonseed hull powder, coarse cotton stalk powder, coconut shell powder, coarse peanut shell powder and other materials with high crude fiber content, plus a compound microbial strain) to raise pigs. The pigs live on microbial fermentation bedding 60~80 cm thick, and through the fermentation of microorganisms in the bedding, pig manure and urine are converted into odorless, harmless substances and bacterial protein, part of which can be eaten by the pigs. Fermentation bed pig farming is also called the lazy man's pig farming method, zero-emission pig farming method, natural pig farming method, or ecological pig farming method. It integrates swine husbandry, microbiology, animal nutrition, environmental hygiene, and soil and fertilizer science, and is a virtuous-cycle ecological pig farming system established according to the principles of low cost, high output, and no pollution.

2. Advantages of Fermentation Bed Pig Farming

It can be briefly summarized as "three savings, two improvements, one increase, zero emission."

1. Three savings (saving water, saving feed, saving labor)

Save 75%~90% of water, using it only for pigs to drink, to maintain the surface humidity of the bedding, and for drip cooling; pigs root around and eat bacterial protein, which improves the intestinal environment and raises the feed conversion rate, saving 10%~15% of concentrated feed. Labor is needed only for feeding, turning over the bedding, cleaning the feeding platform, and adjusting humidity, with no need to remove manure, saving 30%~50% of labor. One person can raise 800~1000 fattening pigs, or 100~200 sows.

2. Two improvements (improving resistance and improving pork quality)

The pigs regain their natural habits, restoring the biological behaviors of rooting for food and sand bathing, so stress is reduced; by eating bacterial protein, disease resistance is enhanced, the incidence of disease is reduced, and medication is reduced. The pork is rosy in color with clear texture, and the meat quality is improved.

3. One increase (increasing breeding benefits)

It can save 30~80 yuan per head in costs such as water, feed, and medication; it uses agricultural waste such as sawdust, rice husks, peanut shells, and corn stalks as bedding raw materials, turning waste into treasure through microbial fermentation. Statistics show that every 10 sq m of fermentation bed can use the corn stalks from 667 sq m of land, which also provides a relatively good additional solution for stalk disposal and for beautifying the urban and rural ecological environment.

4. Zero emission (no pollution, achieving zero discharge of manure)

There is no odor inside or outside the pig farm, the ammonia content is significantly reduced, and pollutants are absorbed in advance during the breeding stage, achieving zero discharge of manure.

In short, the fermentation bed pig farming method, by creating a good fermentation bed and pig houses that work with the principle of ventilation and convection, and with the support of emerging pig farming technologies, solves the related problems of manure treatment in the pig industry, and in the process improves the living environment of the pigs, thereby reducing the consumption needed for maintenance and improving nonspecific immunity.