Pig Production

Muhtasari

Two pig farmers set up on the same road outside Ibadan. One keeps sows and a boar, breeds her own piglets and sells some as weaners and some fattened for slaughter. The other buys weaners every few months and does nothing but feed them to market weight. Both are pig farmers, but they are running two completely different enterprises, with different costs, different skills and different risks. Knowing which one you are looking at, and why, is the first skill this topic builds.

In this lesson you will learn how pig enterprises are classified by what they produce, meet the three breeds every Nigerian pig farm is built from and what each contributes, compare the extensive and intensive systems of keeping pigs, follow a pig through breeding, farrowing, creep feeding, weaning and finishing to market weight with a worked growth calculation, and finish with what happens at slaughter. You will come away able to read any pig farm in Nigeria and explain exactly how it is run.

Malengo

  1. Classify pigs according to type
  2. State the common breeds of pigs reared in Nigeria
  3. Distinguish between the systems of pig management
  4. Explain the management practices in pig production
  5. Explain the methods of processing pig products

Maelezo ya Somo

Pigs convert feed into meat faster than almost any other farm animal, reach market weight within months and produce large litters twice a year, which is exactly why peri-urban pig farms keep multiplying around Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu and Jos. Getting it right rests on five decisions this topic covers: enterprise type, breed or cross, management system, stage-by-stage management practice, and processing.

Tathmini ya Somo

Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Pig Production. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.

Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.

Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.

  1. A pig farmer who buys in weaners and rears them only to market weight, keeping no breeding stock, is running a: A. Farrow-to-finish enterprise B. Fattening enterprise C. Breeding enterprise D. Extensive enterprise Answer: B
  2. Which pig breed is most noted for large litter size? A. Duroc B. Landrace C. Large White D. Berkshire Answer: C
  3. The structure used in a farrowing pen mainly to prevent a sow from crushing her piglets is called the: A. Creep rail or farrowing crate B. Weaner ration C. Dressing frame D. Flushing pen Answer: A
  4. The normal gestation period of a sow is closest to: A. 90 days B. 114 days C. 150 days D. 280 days Answer: B
  5. A weaner enters the growing-finishing pen at 25 kg and gains 0.5 kg per day. How many days does it need to reach 85 kg? A. 60 days B. 100 days C. 120 days D. 170 days Answer: C

Vitabu Vinavyopendekezwa

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives
Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives
Manukuu: Sixth edition
Mchapishaji: Pearson
Mwaka: 2017
ISBN: 978-0-13-443605-0
Maelezo: A comprehensive introduction to animal science covering anatomy and physiology, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, animal health and the major farm animal species and their production systems.
Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide
Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide
Mchapishaji: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mwaka: 2004
ISBN: 978-92-5-105082-8
Maelezo: An FAO Animal Production and Health Paper written by a Nigerian animal scientist, covering breeds, housing, feeding, incubation, disease control and marketing for small-scale poultry keepers in developing countries.
Tropical Animal Feeding: A Manual for Research Workers
Tropical Animal Feeding: A Manual for Research Workers
Mchapishaji: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mwaka: 1995
ISBN: 978-92-5-103758-4
Maelezo: An FAO Animal Production and Health Paper on the principles of ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition and the practical use of tropical feed resources, including crop residues and by-products, in sustainable livestock systems.

Maswali ya Zamani

Unajiuliza maswali ya zamani kuhusu mada hii yanaonekanaje? Hapa kuna idadi ya maswali kuhusu Pig Production kutoka miaka iliyopita.

WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2019

Swali 1 Ripoti

TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

specimens

(a)  State two uses of specimen D(Iodine Tincture) in animal production

(b) Mention four activities which requires the use of specimen E(Hand Gloves) in animal production. 

c)(i) State three precautions which should bee taken by the farmer when using specimen F(Using Razor Blade) for the purpose of catration in pigs.

(d) Name three tools which could be used in place of specimen F for carrying out castration in famr animals.

Tazama Jibu