While fairly new, the practice of natural hog raising or Babuyang Walang Amoy in the

Philippines, has increased steadfastly through the years. More and more Filipinos, both
experienced farmers and those new to farming, have begun to adopt this technology of
growing healthy pigs. Many new farmers have built their own backyard Babuyang
Walang Amoy using indigenous and even recyclable materials available in their
surroundings. And many current backyard raisers have also opted to convert their
existing conventional pens into this more economical and sustainable technology.
There is more to the Babuyang Walang Amoy (literally piggery with no smell)
technology than being just odor-free. While its most distinct feature is being free from
bad odor that is present in most conventional piggeries, its most important feature is
that it mimics the natural habitat of pigs, which allows for stress-free pigs that are less
prone to sickness and diseases. This technology is easier, cleaner, and more costeffective for farmers, it reduces antibiotic dependency in pigs, it is environment and
community-friendly, and it promotes humane animal treatment. Coupled with natural,
antibiotic-free, fermentable feeds, the Babuyang Walang Amoy system produces
meat that is natural, healthy, and safe for human consumption. Farmers are also able
to further capitalize on this technology by going into other related ventures like organic
farming, vermiculture, organic fertilizer production, pond aquaculture, and many more.
Using the Babuyang Walang Amoy technology, pigs are able to roam around freely
within the pen on a soft bedding of organic materials such as rice hulls, they are free
to cool themselves off in a shallow wallowing pond, and they are able to exercise their
natural behaviors like burrowing.

BABUYANG WALANG AMOY CONSTRUCTION

Location
Before starting construction of a Babuyang Walang Amoy several factors have to be
considered. The Babuyang Walang Amoy should be located in a place with ample
sunlight penetration as sunlight is a natural disinfectant and also provides vitamin D for
the animals. It is also important to note that the location must also allow for ample
wind to flow through the piggery. A cool environment helps foster more stress-free
pigs.
Make sure to avoid lowlands where flood incidence is high during rainy seasons. The
earth flooring below the natural piggery must be at the highest possible level in case of
flood.
And to make it easier, choose a location that is accessible to main roads. It will be
easier to transport feeds to the piggery as well as transport harvested pigs from the
piggery to be marketed.

Space Requirements
The basic parts of a Babuyang Walang Amoy are the bedding, wallowing pond, and
feeding trough. It is recommended to allocate about 1.5 to 2 square meters per pig for
the bedding. The wallowing pond should be about 1 meter wide spanning the length of
one side of the pen. The feeding trough is usually placed opposite the wallowing pond.
The feeding trough is only about 10 inches wide wide enough for the pig to eat from
and narrow enough to prevent the pigs from sleeping on the trough. In a typical
Babuyang Walang Amoy with ten pigs, the dimensions of the pen are usually 4m x 5m
for the bedding and 1m x 4m/5m for the pond for a total area of up to 25 square
meters.
Materials Needed
Farmers can use whatever materials they have readily available in their areas. It is
important that the materials used to construct the piggery are sturdy enough to
withstand the elements and strong enough to hold the pigs inside the pen.
Typical Babuyang Walang Amoy use a combination of concrete and bamboo or wood,
and nipa, anahaw, or G.I. sheet for the roof. Other materials that may be available can
also be used as long as they do not potentially hurt or stress the pigs.
The roof may either be shed type, semi-monitor, or monitor type. When deciding which
roof to make, it is important to make sure that the piggery allows for ample wind to
circulate. Larger piggeries will benefit from semi-monitor or monitor type roofs that
have openings at the top.
Bedding
It is recommended to use rice hull or other high lignin or organic materials as bedding.
Some farmers have used wood chips, coffee shells, shredded corn cobs, saw dust, coco
dust, and others. The bedding must be 2 to 3 feet deep and is placed above the
soil/ground level. There is no concrete flooring below the rice hull bedding.
Wallowing Pond
The wallowing pond should be about 1 meter wide spanning the length of one side of
the pen. It is shallow and should be able to hold only up to 6 inches deep water. The
pigs use the pond to cool off. They also usually defecate/urinate in one area of the
pond.
Feeding Trough
The feeding trough is located opposite and/or perpendicular the wallowing pond. It
may also span the entire length of the piggery or at least long enough to accommodate

all the pigs. The feeding trough is curved/half-circle inside and is about 8 inches wide
and 6 inches tall inside.
Automatic Drinkers
It is ideal to have automatic drinkers installed on the wall on the wallowing pond side of
the pen. Any excess water will fall into the wallowing pond when the pig is drinking.
There must be 1 drinker for every 3 pigs. It is recommended that the height of the
drinker be adjustable. The drinker must be low enough for piglets to reach and must
be adjusted higher as the piglets grow taller.

BABUYANG WALANG AMOY MANAGEMENT

Maintaining the Babuyang Walang Amoy properly and timely not only ensures an
odor-free and clean piggery but also assures stress-free pigs.
Waste must be collected every now and then by sweeping it out from the pond or
scooping it out the bedding. The waste can be set aside and used as fertilizer for plants.

The bedding depth must also be maintained. From time to time the bedding sinks (due
to the weight of the pigs) or gets wet, so it is important to add fresh bedding. After
harvest, it is recommended to change all the bedding and replace to new bedding
before new piglets are stocked.
The wallowing pond must be filled with up to 6 inches deep water every morning and
must be drained and cleaned every afternoon. It is not advisable to leave water there
overnight because the temperature of piggery area may become too cool for the pigs.

FEEDING
It is also important that the pigs are fed organic feed or natural feed, such as Feedpro,
that contain no harmful antibiotics or harmful growth hormones. Some growers have
experienced shortcomings when growing their pigs (e.g. piggery has bad odor, growth
targets are not achieved) because they use non-natural feeds.
Feedpro follows the typical feeding program or feeding schedule of conventional feeds.
It can be fed to pigs dry (which is the conventional way of feeding), wet, or fermented.
To ferment feeds, Feedpro is soaked in water (1 kilo of feeds to 3 liters of water) for up
to 12 hours. The fermented feeds are then given to the pigs in its liquid form.
Fermentation is recommended because it further stimulates the Probiotics in the feeds
before they even reach the gut. Please note only Feedpro feeds from starter to finisher
are allowed to be fermented.

PROBIOTICS
Feedpro natural feed contain select strains of Probiotics live yeast, lactic acid bacteria,
and organic acids that all work together to improve the pigs gut health. In turn, it
improves their digestion thereby allowing their bodies to optimally absorb the
nutrients in the feeds. The Probiotics or good bacteria work by outnumbering the
number of pathogens or harmful bacteria in the digestive tract and competing with
these harmful bacteria for their food source. Because of these healthy Probiotics, pigs
are able to achieve the same growth rates or even better growth rates than
conventional feeds that use antibiotics and medications.

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STEP 1: HAVE AMPLE WIND & SUNLIGHT PENETRATION

The location of the piggery should have ample wind and sunlight penetration. Avoid
low areas to prevent flooding inside the pen. Vehicles should also be able to easily
access the pen, especially during harvest.

STEP 2: RIGHT MEASUREMENTS

The stocking density of the pen should be about 1.5 square meters to 2 square meters
per pig. A typical pen stocked with 10 pigs has a measurement of 4 meters by 5 meters,
including the wallowing pond.

STEP 3: USE THE RIGHT MATERIALS

Use either wood, bamboo, or iron bars staked on concrete hollow blocks as the fencing
and foundation of the pen. It is recommended to use simple materials that are readily
available to you.

STEP 4: MAKE THE RIGHT ROOF

Shed-type or semi-monitor type roods are generally recommended. You may use
anahaw, nipa, or even GI sheets for sturdier roofs.

STEP 5: USE RICE HULL

Rice hull is used as bedding material for the pigs. Typically, 2 to 3 feet of rice hull is
placed on top of the natural soil or ground. Usually, the rice hull is replaced every cycle
or harvest of the pigs.

STEP 6: CREATE A WALLOWING POND

A wallowing pond is provided for the pigs to allow for them to clean and cool off during
warm days. A pond also allows for a generally cleaner pen. The pond is located at the
back of the pen, is 1 meter wide and spans the entire length of the pen. Maintain a
shallow pool of water (about 1 to 6 inches deep only) during the daytime. Clean and
empty the pond regularly in the afternoons.

STEP 7: ALLOCATE AUTOMATIC DRINKERS

Allocate automatic drinkers on the wall of the wallowing pond. It is best to position the
drinkers at different heights to suit the different growth stages of the pigs.

STEP 8: PROVIDE A FEEDING TROUGH

Provide a feeding trough on the front side of the pen, with a width of about 8 inches
and a depth of 6 inches.

STEP 9: CONTACT OUR AREA SALES OFFICERS

Our technical sales officers and personnel can advise you on setting up your Babuyang
Walang Amoy and can you in ordering FEEDPRO from your nearest dealer.

Construction and Management

BABUYANG WALANG AMOY CONSTRUCTION

Location
Before starting construction of a Babuyang Walang Amoy several factors have to be
considered.
The Babuyang Walang Amoy should be located in a place with ample sunlight
penetration as sunlight is a natural disinfectant and also provides vitamin D for the
animals. It is also important to note that the location must also allow for ample wind to
flow through the piggery. A cool environment helps foster more stress-free pigs.
Make sure to avoid lowlands where flood incidence is high during rainy seasons. The
earth flooring below the natural piggery must be at the highest possible level in case of
flood.
And to make it easier, choose a location that is accessible to main roads. It will be
easier to transport feeds to the piggery as well as transport harvested pigs from the
piggery to be marketed.
Space Requirements
The basic parts of a Babuyang Walang Amoy are the bedding, wallowing pond, and
feeding trough. It is recommended to allocate about 1.5 to 2 square meters per pig for
the bedding. The wallowing pond should be about 1 meter wide spanning the length of
one side of the pen. The feeding trough is usually placed opposite the wallowing pond.
The feeding trough is only about 10 inches wide wide enough for the pig to eat from
and narrow enough to prevent the pigs from sleeping on the trough. In a typical
Babuyang Walang Amoy with ten pigs, the dimensions of the pen are usually 4m x 5m
for the bedding and 1m x 4m/5m for the pond for a total area of up to 25 square
meters.
Materials Needed
Farmers can use whatever materials they have readily available in their areas. It is
important that the materials used to construct the piggery are sturdy enough to
withstand the elements and strong enough to hold the pigs inside the pen.
Typical Babuyang Walang Amoy use a combination of concrete and bamboo or wood,
and nipa, anahaw, or G.I. sheet for the roof. Other materials that may be available can
also be used as long as they do not potentially hurt or stress the pigs.
The roof may either be shed type, semi-monitor, or monitor type. When deciding which
roof to make, it is important to make sure that the piggery allows for ample wind to

circulate. Larger piggeries will benefit from semi-monitor or monitor type roofs that
have openings at the top.
Bedding
It is recommended to use rice hull or other high lignin or organic materials as bedding.
Some farmers have used wood chips, coffee shells, shredded corn cobs, saw dust, coco
dust, and others. The bedding must be 2 to 3 feet deep and is placed above of the
soil/ground level. There is no concrete flooring below the rice hull bedding.
Wallowing Pond
The wallowing pond should be about 1 meter wide spanning the length of one side of
the pen. It is shallow and should be able to hold only up to 6 inches deep water. The
pigs use the pond to cool off. They also usually defecate/urinate in one area of the
pond.
Feeding Trough
The feeding trough is located opposite and/or perpendicular the wallowing pond. It
may also span the entire length of the piggery or at least long enough to accommodate
all the pigs. The feeding trough is curved/half-circle inside and is about 8 inches wide
and 6 inches tall inside.
Automatic Drinkers
It is ideal to have automatic drinkers installed on the wall on the wallowing pond side of
the pen. Any excess water will fall into the wallowing pond when the pig is drinking.
There must be 1 drinker for every 3 pigs. It is recommended that the height of the
drinker be adjustable. The drinker must be low enough for piglets to reach and must
be adjusted higher as the piglets grow taller.

BABUYANG WALANG AMOY MANAGEMENT

Maintaining the Babuyang Walang Amoy properly and timely not only ensures for an
odor-free and clean piggery but also assures for stress-free pigs.
Waste must be collected every now and then by sweeping it out from the pond or
scooping it out the bedding. The waste can be set aside and used as fertilizer for plants.
The bedding depth must also be maintained. From time to time the bedding sinks (due

to the weight of the pigs) or gets wet, so it is important to add fresh bedding. After
harvest, it is recommended to change all the bedding and replace to new bedding
before new piglets are stocked.
The wallowing pond must be filled with up to 6 inches deep water every morning and
must be drained and cleaned every afternoon. It is not advisable to leave water there
overnight because the temperature of piggery area may become too cool for the pigs.
FEEDING
It is also important that the pigs are fed organic feed or natural feed, such as Feedpro,
that contain no harmful antibiotics or harmful growth hormones. Some growers have
experienced shortcomings when growing their pigs (e.g. piggery has a slight bad odor,
growth targets are not achieved) because they use non-natural feeds.
Feedpro follows the typical feeding program or feeding schedule of conventional feeds.
It can be fed to pigs dry (which is the conventional way of feeding), wet, or fermented.
To ferment feeds, Feedpro is soaked in water (1 kilo of feeds to 3 liters of water) for up
to 12 hours. The fermented feeds are then given to the pigs in its liquid form.
Fermentation is recommended because it further stimulates the Probiotics in the feeds
before they even reach the gut. Please note only Feedpro feeds from starter to finisher
are allowed to be fermented.
PROBIOTICS
Feedpro natural feed contain select strains of Probiotics live yeast, lactic acid bacteria,
and organic acids that all work together to improve the pigs gut health. In turn, it
improves their digestion thereby allowing their bodies to optimally absorb the
nutrients in the feeds. The Probiotics or good bacteria work by outnumbering the
number of pathogens or harmful bacteria in the digestive tract and competing with
these harmful bacteria for their food source. Because of these healthy Probiotics, pigs
are able to achieve the same growth rates or even better growth rates than
conventional feeds that use antibiotics and medications.