Need some advice and information on pork production? Look no further. We compiled some articles on pig farming. GENERAL How do I get started in pig farming? Keeping farm records for your piggery Useful guidelines for pig farming HEALTH Learn more about African swine fever Dealing with flies in your…
Question: I believe it is good for pregnant sows to get some exercise, so I have built a large pen where they can be free to move about as much as they like. Now, a neighbour tells me that being outside will harm them as they could suffer from sunburn.…
Question: My friend and I are both newcomers to pig farming. My friend heard that pigs often become infertile in summer – is this true? Pigs don’t really become infertile in summer, but if the weather is very hot they may not breed as well as they do in cooler…
Brian Musonda (57) runs a mixed farming operation on his 10ha small-scale commercial farm outside the Copperbelt town of Ndola. An engineer, who graduated from, a German Polytech, Brian has spent the greater part of his working life in the engineering sector. At some point he realised that farming was a…
