MANILA, Philippines - Swine raising is increasingly becoming more difficult and less profitable due to prevalence of diseases, high input costs especially feeds, and entry of cheap pork imports. But are you aware a mid-sized cooperative in Batangas run by small farmers has developed a smart way of hog farming so efficient it earns a net income of up to P4,500 per slaughtered pig, almost twice that earned by large commercial raisers like Monterey, Universal Robina, and Foremost Farms?
Did you know that bran from banana peelings, tons of which are just dumped as waste along roadsides in Davao and in Muslim Mindanao, can be a very good feed raw material for chicken, pigs and cows?
While the New Castle Disease virus remains one of the most contagious diseases in broiler and layer farms, are you aware that using live vaccines to combat it poses genetic risks and could make future outbreaks more difficult to tackle?
Find out about these topics and other interesting subjects in the latest issue of Livestock and Meat Business (LaMB) Philippines Magazine, which is now off the press and available to the public for only P100 per copy (pick up, Quezon City).
LaMB is a specialized agribusiness magazine published by Farm Media Development Enterprises, a private outfit of Fermin Diaz, a director of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) Inc.
The magazine comes out every other month. It covers feeds and feed milling, veterinary health and animal nutrition, poultry and livestock, meat processing and meat trade, cold chain and logistics, and allied industries. For subscription and ad placement inquiries, please email at fmdenterprise@yahoo.com or call (02) 912-7657 or 0929-979-0103.