• It should be made from locally available materials such as dry thatching grass, polythene sheets, papyrus mats placed over polythene sheets, dry banana leaves placed over polythene sheet or iron sheets
• The roof should be at least three meters above the ground to create a cool environment
• Be rain and sun proof
• Collect rain water if corrugated iron sheets are used
• A minimum slope of 450 is recommended
• Use either bricks or timber off cuts. The off cuts should be nailed on the inside part of the house to prevent the pig from pushing against it easily
• The wall should be well plastered
• Use treated poles to support the structure
• The floor should not be cemented but left bear with a soil surface
• It should be covered by parent material of dry matter ( grass, maize stalk, sorghum straws, twigs or small branches)
• The parent material should be covered by a mixture of either fine saw dust, or rice/wheat bran mixed with lime, table salt, red soil.
• The material is then maintained by sprinkling a solution containing Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMOs)
The amount of space will depend on:
The housing unit should not be overcrowded as this will lead to:
Dry Sows should be housed in groups. Boars are kept in individual pens to eliminate fighting, riding and competition for feed. Boars kept separately live longer. Boar pens should be close to recently weaned pig Sow pens. This promotes fast return to heat.
Each lactating Sow should be kept in a separate pen. There should be a creep area for the piglets; the piglets can run to this area to avoid being crashed by the Sow as it lies down’
One of the most popular pets in recent years has come straight from the farm: the domestic pig. This species has rapidly made the transition from farm animal to pet pig. While it may be tempting to adopt an adorable piglet, it’s important you can supply the necessary care for these intelligent animals. Learn more about
Kjaergaard Maskinfabrik hydraulic power packs are suitable as supply for our KSF fish pumps. The speed of the Gasoline engine can be adjusted by changing the setting of the throttle valve. By doing so, you can adjust the amount of oil required for the oil engine on the fish pump to run at a certain rotational speed. This means that you can control the amount of fish being pumped which may be of great importance when sorting.
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A lot of garden plants prefer loam soil because it keeps enough moisture without retaining too much water. You might be wondering what the proper texture of loam soil is or whether it should have rocks, so we have done the research to provide you with all the necessary information you will need. Loam should not have rocks in it. Loam soil consists of clay, sand, and silt. The biggest granule out of the three would be sand granules, which have an average size of 0.0025 inches and are sig