No-wash-pigs Technology: An Easy Way to Manage Piggeries

Keeping the piggery clean and odorless has always been a challenge for hog raisers but this is more difficult for small-scale growers who raise pigs in the backyard They need to wash their pigpens more often to keep their neighbor from complaining. Ironically, the fetid odor of piggeries is not a problem in the Municipality of Barotac Viejo in Iloilo for hog raisers there are practicing the no-wash-pigs technology, a very easy and economical way to manage piggeries which has been initially practiced in the Integrated Farm System (IFS), a demonstration farm that the municipal government established in Barangay Vista Alegre. In this technology which is based on earlier models, the pigpen is made of bamboo and nipa and its concrete flooring is slightly inclined to force water and waste to flow down to the drainage. The floor is also stocked with 6-inch bedding which contains equal amounts of river or beach sand, fresh rice hulls, and carbonized rice hulls or rice hull charcoal. To prevent the inhibition of mange and mites in the rice hulls, a handful of salt should be added per square meter, but this is optional. A better option is to regularly add dried kakawate (Gliricidia sepium), neem (Azadirachta indica), and ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) leaves for these help fasten the processing of the bedding mix into organic fertilizer when it is removed from the pen at the end of the cycle. Since the bedding mix absorbs foul odor, hog raisers dont need to wash their pigs everyday. All they need to do is feed the pigs and spray the bedding with a probiotic solution weekly. The probiotic solution is made by dissolving two cups of concentrated indigenous microorganisms (IMO), which contains beneficial microorganisms like yeast, lactobacilli and molds, per 15 liters of water. The bedding should be removed immediately after each cycle and allowed to age for two to three weeks before using it as an organic fertilizer. During the aging period, microorganisms in the bedding speed up the decomposition process, but the bedding will degrade faster if it is feed to earthworms. This technology is simple, not labor intensive, and can be adopted by house holds who want to raise pigs in small-scale. In fact, when the fishing slowed down the communities near the seashore have ventured into hog raising. They have built small pigpens in their backyard because they can manage the odor of the hogs by adopting the technology, Mayor Raul Tupas said. Even government employees became interested on hog raising as an additional source of income because of the no-wash-pigs technology. With the technology, they simply feed and water their pigs in the morning before reporting in the office and attend to the pigs after office hours, he added. The technology is also beneficial for the pigs. Edward Jamola and Vicente Baticbatic, staff of the municipalitys hog project, said that when pigs are washed daily, they lose energy to keep their bodies warm after wetting. The demonstration farm, on the other hand, would continue showcasing new farm technologies. Soon, the staff of IFS will release a new technology on alternative feeding which utilizes local feed ingredients such as aerial potatoes, cassava, legumes, among others. Through this, dependence on expensive formulated commercial grower feeds would be lessened and likewise, the cost of production would be reduced, Tupas said. Popularity: 5% Popularity: 5% Posted on November 28th, 2008 under Livestock, Technology. Tags: Pigs. RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback.

5 Responses to No-wash-pigs Technology: An Easy Way to Manage Piggeries

1. Pedro M. Bandong Jr. Says:
September 8th, 2010 at 6:38 pm

I am interested in setting up an odorless piggery. Can you provide me with the names of the persons or institutions who can help me with my project. Thanks 2. REY GB of Cebu Says:
September 12th, 2010 at 8:19 pm

The No wash pigs Technology is a good idea, safe, and economical. But the latest is not to have a concrete floor bedded with a (6) inch thick of rice hull or soil. But you can directly apply this kind of method: excavate a one (1) meter deep and divide it into three (3) layers, 1st layer is layed with coconut husk, 2nd layer is dried leaves, 3rd layer is soil mixed with coconut charcoal or hardwood charcoal and crude salt. THE RESULT IS AMAZING!!! NO FOUL ODER, PIG WASTES CAN BE CONVERTED TO SOIL THAT IS SUITABLE FOR WATER MELON. WE HAVE THE COMPLETE DATA TO PROVE AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE CONDUCTING A SEMINAR ON THIS, HERE IN CEBU. Our demo farm is composed of 50 heads per harvest. The treatment of the bedding or floor is composed of IMO, FPJ, FFJ, LABS & other microorganisms that make your pigs healthy!! We also manufacture organic feeds for the pigs!!! You are all welcome for querries: Rey GB Organic Swine Production Consultant Consolacion, Cebu Cell No. 09157031537 email: rgberador@gmail.com reyg_berador@yahoo.com 3. men dela cruz Says: mr. rey gb, what a nice idea and very profitable method, but for how many cyle can be use for that method? please advice. thanks mr men 4. cherie AL Says: mr rey, ive been researching methods to minimize odor from piggeries, im a college undergrad and our feasibility study now is on hog farms. can a no wash pigs technology be applied on a medium to large scale hogfarms? 5. REY Says:
February 27th, 2011 at 12:23 am February 17th, 2011 at 11:59 pm January 10th, 2011 at 8:18 pm

The no wash pigs technology can be applied at no limitation. Whether it is small scale or large scale. The key in there, is you know the protocol on how to develop and propagate microorganisms. If you develop or enhance the technology, it can be applied not only to livestock but also to your farm. This is the method God wants us to do..HE PROMISED US A BOUNTIFUL LIFE. BUT WE RUIN IT WITH SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS that is against the nature! RESULTS ARE MORE INPUTS LESS PROFITS!!! Microorganism has a vital role in soil conditioning to different crops in order to have a balance healthy environment!!!FIND ME AT PHILIPPINE NATURAL FARMING. A LOT OF HEALTHY AND FRUITFUL METHODS OR SYSTEM THAT REALLY WORKS. GOD BLESS PHILIPPINES!!!!