Eduardo Jose Kwiecien

Dear Randall, PRRS is an issue very hard to manage, because its feasibility to spread throuh the air or insects to or from the neighbourhood as Dr. Broes commented. But, there are strategies to fight PRRS virus. One of them is to close the herd for more than six months (no pigs replacement enter to herd), estrict biosecurity (fomites, persons, domestic animals, foreing trucks, etc. are forbiden to ...

Dear Mr. Opoku Agyeman Planning a new pig farm begining from zero is a matter where you need get all kind of information regarding official rules to build a pigfarm, information from the enviromental point view, then get information about consumption or demand of slaughter pigs to focus how are the opportunities to success in this enterprise. Know the climate sorrounding the area where you g ...

Hi everyone, In rural areas in Venezuela one can see extensive pig production where farmers use autochthonous forage and some kind of vegetables like sweet potatoes, banana leaves, cane, etc. These pigs grows slowly and leaner than typical pigs and take a lot days to slaughter. The main question is: are these feed ways truly efficient and rewardable of the economical point of view? Eduardo J. ...