As one of the five Nordic countries with highly developed economies, Denmark is a pig-raising country despite its small size. It is known as the “world’s most pig-raising country”. It is understood that Denmark produces more than 20 million live pigs every year. At first glance, the output is not high, but from a per capita perspective, it is equivalent to 5 pigs or more for each Danish, which is amazing.
How do Danish pig farms raise pigs?
On the entry threshold of pig raising, not everyone in their breeding industry can raise pigs. To become a professional farmer, professional training is required, which lasts as long as 3 years, and the pig farmer also needs Strict screening and training, learning equipment operation, disease prevention and other aspects, and holding a certificate after training;
In terms of feeding, the feed is generally a mixture of wheat, barley and minerals, using automatic feeding equipment and regular and quantitative feeding. This is still used in large-scale domestic pig farms;
In terms of epidemic prevention and safety, there is a strict hierarchical biosecurity system, which requires quarantine and regular inspection of pigs, and each pig has an identity mark from birth, and the chip on the ear tag has breeding records, disease treatment records, etc. It is convenient for the breeder to observe the condition of the pigs and protect the health of the pigs.
Next, let’s talk about China’s pig raising industry. There is still a certain gap between China’s pig raising technology and a pig raising country like Denmark. For example, the pig raising psy (psy: refers to the number of weaned piglets that each sow can provide per year. , Is an important indicator to measure the efficiency of the pig farm and the reproductive performance of the sow). The psy of the Danish pig farm can reach up to 30, while the psy of the pig farm in China is about 23. The scientific management model and the application of technical equipment have made the Danish pig farms large-scale, mechanized and highly specialized. There are a large number of pigs for slaughter in the Danish breeding year, but not many people raise pigs. There are only 12 workers in a 30,000-head pig farm, so it is called “the country that can raise pigs most.”
After watching foreign pig farms, some netizens felt that the domestic pig farms were of low level, and the feed fed to the pigs was filled with unsafe ingredients such as chemicals. They began to not be optimistic about the domestic pig breeding industry. In fact, this year Since the complete ban on feed in July, the use of antibiotics in pig feed has been strictly prohibited. Pig feed is also safe and healthy, and beneficial to the health of pigs. Pigs will only appear on the market after they are put out of slaughter through multiple inspections.
In fact, the modernization of many domestic pig farms is constantly improving. Like many large-scale pig farms, the level of management and application in many aspects such as planning and design, feeding management, epidemic prevention and safety, and batch production of sows has been very high.
In addition, the acceptance of intelligent equipment and the coverage of automation levels are gradually expanding. In the past, most of the farmers in our country raised pigs. In recent years , under the bad influence of African swine fever , some retail households in the pig industry have withdrawn from the farm. Most farmers who want to develop in the long term are aware of the advantages of the equipment and are in the process of continuous acceptance and application. . There are more and more large enterprises raising pigs, and the degree of automation and scale is getting higher and higher.
Foreign excellent breeding technology and management methods are indeed worth learning. Our breeding industry is accelerating the upgrading and transformation, and the productivity of pig farms is constantly improving. In the breeding industry, farmers in the new era should base themselves on reality and consider the long-term development of pig farms. Learn more about some new things in the facility, learn more about breeding experience from large companies, increase knowledge, and make continuous progress!
Post time: Sep-23-2020