Marketing Students need to consider what marketing strategy they would like to pursue before beginning a swine production SAE Project. The alternatives for marketing feeder pigs and slaughter hogs from small-scale or part-time farms include: During Auction they will be able to finalize their experience and gain a profit that exemplifies all their hard effort that was put into the project itself
Feeding One major consideration in planning a swine enterprise is how to get feed to the pigs. Ideally, animals in farrowing, gestation, and nursery units should be hand-fed and those in the growing-finishing units could get their feed from automatic augers.
Watering Quality of the water source is a very important health consideration in swine production. City or well water is preferred. Caution must be used when using spring water due to surface contaminants that can lead to health problems. Pond water should be avoided. Getting water to the pigs is generally simple. Water lines running into the barn should be buried or properly insulated to prevent winter freezing. Automatic nipple waterers are best when set at proper flow rates. Bowl-type waterers are acceptable, but they are difficult to keep clean and often lead to water wastage. Remember that all the water put into the building must eventually be hauled out as waste.
Manure Handling Waste management often requires more labor than most part-time producers anticipate. How you get the manure out of the pens, out of the buildings, and onto the fields must be thoroughly planned before bringing any number of pigs onto your property. When handling manure, be considerate of your neighbors and be sure your practices comply with local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.