Answer:
Problems of piggery farming
-The major constraint faced by the farmersinclude high cost of concentrate feed (81.08%), non availability of proper veterinary health care (72.97%), high costof initial inputs and lack of quality piglet (60.36%), frequent outbreak of diseases (46.85%), lack of availability goodbreeding boar (45.95%), lack of market linkages (45.04%) etc.
One of the most critical disease problems of the local swine industry is gastrointestinal disorder or enteric disease among pigs of all ages. Whenever pig farms are hit by a disease outbreak, pork supply will remain tight for the first four months of the following year because the farms are still recovering.
What are the possible problems and potential prospect of swine production?
-But the swine industry is also facing some weaknesses like generally low purchasing power of pork consumers, high cost of feeds and other production inputs, heavy dependence on imported feed ingredients, and inadequate national program for disease prevention.
Advantages:
Outdoor, pasture-oriented production systems open up potential niche market opportunities.
Hogs can benefit from the activity and exercise associated with foraging.
Disadvantages:
•Excessive rooting behavior can result in soil erosion issues.
•Hogs can escape from pastures. Hogs escaping from farms has been identified as one of the causes of the growing feral hog problem in many parts of the United States.
•Internal parasite issues can be severe on poorly managed pasture systems.
•Light-skinned hogs can suffer sunburn while grazing.
•Managing pasture takes much time and commitment to make it successful.
