Earning billions from pig farming.

When they first started pig farming, lacking experience and capital, Mrs. Nguyen's family only built a small pigsty and bought two sows to raise. After some time caring for them, the two sows gave birth to their first litter. Mrs. Nguyen kept all the piglets to raise, then selected the healthy sows to continue raising as breeding sows, and sold the rest for meat.

Seeing the economic benefits of pig farming, Mrs. Nguyen and her husband decided to expand their farm, dividing it into separate areas for each litter of piglets to facilitate care and hygiene. For several years now, Mrs. Nguyen's farm has consistently housed 20 sows and over 200 fattening pigs.

Ms. Nguyen keeps her sows in separate pens for easier care and monitoring of the piglets.

To ensure her pigs are healthy and grow quickly, Ms. Nguyen always keeps the pens clean and well-ventilated, strictly adheres to vaccination schedules, and especially ensures that the pigs receive adequate and nutritious feed according to their growth stages. During periods of changing weather, such as prolonged periods of hot sunshine or cold rain, Ms. Nguyen supplements the pigs' diet with vitamins to boost their immunity.

With each sow kept individually in a separate cage for convenient bathing, feeding, and monitoring of each sow's ovulation cycle for timely insemination, and with alternating insemination to maintain herd replenishment, her family sells 20-30 market-ready pigs each month.

Ms. Luu Thi Nguyen (far right) from Ea My village (Ea Sin commune, Krong Buk district) shares her family's experience in economic development.

Ms. Nguyen said that she learned and accumulated experience in pig farming and breeding techniques on her own, and applied them effectively to her family's pig farming. She believes that selecting the right breed is crucial for a healthy herd, good reproduction, and high efficiency. For market pigs, she recommends choosing those with a long, well-proportioned body, a slender belly, a straight back, broad hindquarters and shoulders, straight and sturdy legs, rosy skin, sparse and glossy hair, active movement, and a good appetite. She avoids selecting stunted or defective pigs.

With stable output and prices, after deducting expenses, Mrs. Nguyen's family earns an average profit of over 1 billion VND per year from pig farming. Currently, she and her husband are preparing to build more pens to raise sows.

Kim Hue

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/kinh-te/202503/thu-tien-ty-tu-nuoi-heo-e671bc6/