How much can you earn raising 30 pigs in rural areas?
Pigs are relatively easy to raise, they are not picky eaters and do not get sick easily, and as long as you pay extra attention while the pigs are still piglets, they will grow up healthy with ease. Although the pig farming industry currently has many problems and many uncontrollable risks, its overall development prospects are relatively good. Let us take a look below at how much you can earn raising 30 pigs in rural areas!
How much can you earn raising 30 pigs by breeding and fattening them yourself?
1. Sow cost: calculated at 5 jin of feed per head per day, the feed used for sows is cheap, 365 days a year * 5 * 0.9 yuan/jin = 1642 yuan, plus about 100 yuan for epidemic prevention or other expenses, counted at most as 2000 yuan. In theory, one sow produces 2.45 litters a year. Here it is calculated as 2 litters, with an average of 10 piglets per litter, calculated as 8, so the cost of one piglet is 2000 yuan (annual cost of the sow) / 16 = 125 yuan/head.
2. Feed cost: before piglets reach 30 jin they generally eat suckling pig feed (pelleted feed), calculated at 2 yuan per jin, and before 30 jin they are basically still in the nursing period. It is almost one jin of feed for one jin of growth; calculated at 1.2 jin of feed per jin of growth, the cost for a piglet to grow to 30 jin is 30 * 1.2 * 2 = 72 yuan, counted as 80 yuan. From 30 jin to 200 jin, fattening pigs eat compound feed. Theoretically the average feed-to-meat ratio is 3:1, meaning growing from 30 jin to 200 jin (200-30=170) uses 510 jin of feed; even at a poor pig farm, 600 jin of feed is enough to grow to 200 jin. Feed is calculated at 1.1 yuan per jin (feed concentrate 2.5 yuan * 20% = 0.6 + corn 0.7 yuan/jin * 80% = 0.56 yuan, actually only 1.06 yuan), so eating 600 jin of feed costs 660 yuan. That is to say, raising one pig from birth to 200 jin uses only 660 + 80 = 740 yuan.
3. Profit analysis: 125 yuan (cost of the sow producing the piglet) + 740 yuan = 865 yuan. At a market price of 7 yuan per jin, the profit is 7 yuan * 200 jin = 1400 yuan - cost 865 yuan = 535 yuan/head. Raising 30 pigs in rural areas can earn 16000 yuan.
How much can you earn fattening 30 piglets?
1. Piglet cost: calculated for purchased piglets of 50 jin (piglets of this size are priced about the same as large pigs, calculated at 8 yuan per jin), 50 * 8 yuan = 400 yuan cost. Actually piglets of around 10 jin are the most expensive, possibly around 12 yuan, but that is only 120 yuan per head, and feeding them to 50 jin costs even less.
2. Feed cost: from 50 to 200 jin at slaughter, at most 550 jin of feed is used, which is 550 * 1.1 yuan/jin = 605 yuan cost.
3. Profit analysis: total cost is 350 + 605 yuan = 955 yuan, profit is 1400 yuan from selling a 200 jin finished pig - 955 yuan = 445 yuan. Raising 30 pigs can earn 13000 yuan. Although the profit is a bit less than breeding and fattening yourself, raising them this way will definitely reach slaughter in 4 months. Because the purchased piglets are 50 jin, you can raise one extra batch of pigs a year.
How can you improve the efficiency of household pig farming?
1. Appropriate operating scale: The scale of a household pig farm and the level of economic efficiency are not always directly proportional. Only when the scale of production factor input is compatible with the management level of the pig farm, and the products are well suited to market demand, can the best economic efficiency be achieved.
2. Choose excellent pig breeds: Choosing excellent pig breeds is one of the effective measures to improve pig production. You should, according to local specific conditions such as feed conditions and market demand for pork and its products, choose two-way or three-way crossbred pigs that have been selected through comparative trials for fast growth and good adaptability as fattening pigs.
3. Scientifically match feed: In order to adapt to its own operating scale and improve the economic efficiency of pig farming, a household pig farm must pay attention to scientific pig raising. Besides choosing improved breeds to raise, it should feed full-price compound feed, implement scientific management, and master timely slaughter and sale to increase the meat yield.
4. Grasp market information: A household pig farm must grasp market information, open up more channels, carry out diversified operations, give full play to its own advantages, adapt to local conditions, develop side businesses around the main business, use good side businesses to support the main business, and minimize the non-agricultural burdens and other management expenses of the main business, increase income and reduce expenditure, and raise economic income.
5. Pay attention to disease prevention and control: Prevention first. If the word “prevention” is done well, first of all the pigs grow quickly, feed returns are high, the time to slaughter is shortened, and labor expenses are reduced; secondly, treatment input is reduced and feeding costs are lowered. You should adhere to the principle of “disinfection first, prevention foremost, and combining prevention with treatment”.
6. Strengthen daily management: A household pig farm should have comfortable conditions such as suitable temperature, humidity, cleanliness and ventilation, so that pigs can fully give play to their performance and improve feed conversion rate. Otherwise it will cause stress in pigs, leading to decreased resistance and immunity, increased incidence and mortality, and huge losses.