Seventeen experienced and aspiring pig producers participated in a pig management training hosted at the Lucky Strike community Center. The training was coordinated and facilitated by the Livestock extension officer, Ms. Bernadette Cob of the Belize District Department of Agriculture supported by technical personnel of the Livestock Division of MAFSE.
The training was designed to refresh or provide new interested producers with an overview of the pillars of pig production: health, feeding, housing and husbandry practices aimed at improving and increasing pig productivity.
Learning pig management will provide the participants the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills, which in turn can potentially help the district develop a skilled and motivated core of producers. The planned training offers a logical progression of skills development which helps planning and advancement focused on the different stages of pork production.
The session concluded with hands on activity to demonstrate practical management techniques on farm, including castration and the appropriate application methods of anthelmintics to maintain a sustainable pig production enterprise.
