Introduction / Overview of Piggery Project for Lighthouse School :

The search for solutions is not possible without grants and aid.
One of themajor tasks while chalking out a long-term development
program for the School is totherefore devise appropriate
schemes.Among the various livestock species, piggery is most potential
source of meat production and more efficient feed converters after
the broiler chicken. Apart from providing meat, it is also a source
of bristles and manure. Pig farming will
provideemployment opportunities local youth, and generate fun
ds for the School. Theadvantages of pig farming are:1. The pig has
got highest feed conversion efficiency i.e. they produce more liveweight
gain from a given weight of feed than any other class of meat
producinganimals except broilers.2. The pig can utilize wide variety of
feed stuffs viz. grains, forages, leftovers, etc.3. They are prolific
with shorter generation interval. A sow can be bred as early as 89months of age and can farrow twice in a year. They produce 6-12
piglets in eachfarrowing.4. Pig farming requires small investment on
buildings and equipments.