SWINE

PRODUCTION
Swine Production
-it involves a production system which is the
framework in which the conversion of input to output
occurs.

-inputs include men, machines, materials, money,

methods and management.

-output include goods produced and/or the service

offered.
Swine Terms:
1.Farrow-to give birth

2.Gilt-a young female pig that has not yet farrowed

3.Barrow-a castrated male pig

4.Boar-a male pig used for breeding

5.Sow-a mature female hog

6.Hog-a domesticated swine, especially one that
weighs more than 54 kilograms

7.Feeder pig-a gilt or barrow between weaning

and finishing

8. Market hog- a gilt or borrow weighing

between90 to 100kilograms and for processing
PRODUCTION
SYSTEM
1.Farrow-to-finish swine
-is the most intensive production system and
generally has the greatest requirements the
management skills, labor and facilities

2. Feeder pig
-involves raising of pigs from birth to
about 10 kilograms and then generally
sell them to finish the operation
3. Feeder pig finishing (also called
weanling to finish or fattening
operation)
-refers to the buying or receiving of
either weaned or feeder pigs and then
grow them to slaughter weight of 90 to
100 kilograms.
-After the animals reach market weight,
they are processed into saleable pork
and pork products.

-This type of production allows for

minimum overhead per hog, low labor
requirements, and no long-term
commitment in the case of independent
producers.
Breeds of
Swine
A. Land or Ham-type Breed

1. Landrace
-the sows or the full-grown
female pigs are noted for their
excellence in mothering and
litter size.
2. Hampshire
-this type of pig is long-legged but lacks body
thickness. Hampshire pigs are color black, with a
white color around the shoulder and body.
3. Duroc
-the Duroc pig has a color of varying shades of
red. The head is small in proportion to the body. The
sows are prolific and are good mothers.
4. Berkshire
-this type of pig is color black with white points on
the feet, nose, and tail.
B. Bacon type Breed

1. Yorkshire
-this type of pig produces and weans large
litters. It is also an excellent milker.
2.Tamworth
-this type of pig is an excellent source of bacon
meat.
Native Pigs
-this type of pig is prolific and endemic to the
Philippines, with its distinct black or black with white
belly color.