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Regards,
Sushmita,
India

Thank you Shushmita

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JIS Birungi

You can use total confinement or pasture raising. The latter is best and cheapest to do but land is a must. Forage can provide up to 20% of the ration. Again must have the land to grow it.

http://attra.ncat.org/livestock.html#Hogs

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an051

Joanne,
The easiest and cheapest way of finding pig feeds locally, especially in Africa, like in Malawi for example, is to fetch left overs from boarding schools(Nsima) and feed the pigs, they grow nicely.
Make sure there is no any relish mixed in the left overs to avoid feeding them onions.
As you know pigs and onions, you can lose all the pigs.

OMG thanks Tinyade, had no idea about onions and thanks for the idea, we are now planning to raid boarding sch kitchens for the Posho/Ugaali(Nsima) left overs lol.Will look around for schs & see if they can help. Daft me was thinking of only restaurants all along. Once again thanks.
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Thanks Ken

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JIS Birungi

I have never heard of onions killing pigs. How?

Joanne,

I am not an expert on pigs, but this might help:

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18364076

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential health benefits of onions consumed at two levels of intake, using the pig model. The dietary fat content was set at a level typical of a "westem" diet (25% w/w). Fifteen female and fifteen male pigs (Large White x Landrace) were allocated to one of three dietary treatments in a randomised block design. Treatments consisted of control diet (no onion) and onion supplementation at either 8.6 or 21.4 g of onion/MJ DE fed for six weeks. Onion consumption reduced plasma triglyceride levels by 15% (P = 0.030) regardless of sex and onion dose. Total plasma cholesterol and cholesterol fractions were unaffected by onion supplementation (P > 0.050). The bioactivity of onion was evident in haematocrit measures, where red blood cell and haemoglobin were significantly reduced in a dose dependant manner (P < 0.001 and P=0.011, respectively), while other cell counts, with exception of segmented neutrophils (- 18%, P= 0.012), were largely unaffected. Serum oxidative status was improved (P = 0.007) in pigs consuming onions. These data demonstrate that consumption of onions can have positive health effects in both male and female pigs consuming a high fat diet.

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You may like to further verify and cross-check the claims made in this article before actual trials on the ground.

Vijai

Thanks Vijai
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JIS Birungi

consumption of onions can have positive health effects in both male and female pigs

I do not know of any common plant that will harm pigs.

Thanks Ken - I was waiting for you to jump in!

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Ginger :)

Hey Joanne - the pig budget looks well thought out (other than buying a boar who eats too much and can't be mated with his offspring - just 'rent' a boar's services!) - but I wonder if you could prepare it with costs USD and Euros as well as UGS so we have a better idea of the size of the project - and include the prices at all stages - foundation, walls, etc. I can normally use my online converter - but it doesn't give quotes over the weekends - when I am most looking for them. Thanks!

Ginger :)
I'm also looking for yam seeds tomorrow to include in your package - yum yum :)

Hello Ginger, i have amended the original proposal and included the money in US dollars and Euro. I agree, it would have been better to "rent" a boar but all available near are the local breed yet we need the camborough for pure breeds as they fetch more money. After the initial use, we may have to "rent" it out.
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JIS Birungi

Joanne - this is such a well written proposal - thank you! Yes, it makes sense to 'rent out' your boar - and hopefully there will be enough 'takers' to provide for his meals! The 5 females you are getting are going to be just babies, correct, and you'll have to feed for several months before mating them? But you will be an older boar closer to the time of his 'covering' them, correct?
I will see what I can do at this end - I am pretty tapped out for a few months in the fund raising department - so many projects and so m any broke people!! Great work - I love it!

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Ginger :)

Hallo

Pigs will eat anything. If you have a few shops nearby that whant to get rid of there rotten fruits and vegetables anything you can feed the pigs with.
If there is a chiken farm nearby you can mix the manure with your maize brand 50/50 with feathers and all. This you won't like but you can feed them dead chikens as well pigs do eat meat.
Another supliment that you can ad with the maize brand or separate is the waist extract from a dairy factory or yogart or cheese factory. The white water that is left over will fatten the pics in no time.
If you near a river bed pics will find food themselves but then you need large ground area.

Hope this help.
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