7 Steps To Starting A Successful Pig Farming in Nigeria

1. Determine the size of your intending pig farming business:

Just like every other thing, the planned size of your farm will determine every other decision, the pig pen (housing), the feeding, the labour, even the target market.

2. Research pig market in your area:

The smartest thing a business minded person will do is to understand the market and market forces … even before venturing into any business.



3. Building your pen (pig house):

Groups of 1000 pigs of a similar age do not pose a problem provided adequate feeders, waters, and ventilation rates are provided. Reducing space per pig below the recommended 12 square feet (1.1 square metres) increases the likelihood of aggression at the feeders and waters, and increases competition for sleeping space.

4. Get healthy piglets (pig-children) for your pig farming:

When planning to get your piglets, make sure you find out the best sources around you. Your piglet must be healthy and a few history about their parents may be of good help.

Just like human, piglets are likely to take some of the traits of their parents, sickness, the number of children they bear, etc.

5. Pig feed (how pig eat): in the pig farm

6. Pig diseases and the solution:

Animals get sick, just as human do. The difference is that, you may not easily know when the pigs in your farm are getting sick, except you pay attention.

Since every sickness starts with symptom, you will be good to have an experience person near you… such as a veterinary doctor.

The best Way To Start A Pig Farming Business.

As most things, walking slowly is the best strategy on the road you`re not familiar with. If you`ve never rear pigs before, be sure there are many things you don`t know about them and their way of life, their sicknesses and their growth rate.

“Start small” maybe the best advice I need to give you… especially when you don`t know anything about pig farming and you don`t have a partner who do.