Raising foreign sows earns over 2 billion VND

(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Cao Van Hoang's family, in hamlet 1, Nghi Van commune (Nghi Loc) invested billions of dong to build a farm to raise foreign sows, earning over 2 billion dong in profit each year.

Workers are taking care of foreign sows at Mr. Cao Van Hoang's pig farm.

Mr. Cao Van Hoang's farm raising super lean imported sows is built on an area of ​​nearly 3 hectares, considered the largest in Nghi Loc district.

Mr. Cao Van Hoang said: The farm was built in 2013 and put into production in early 2014, with an investment value of over 5 billion VND. During the breeding and production process, disease prevention is given top priority and handled according to strict procedures.

The pig farm is divided into separate areas: pregnant sow area, farrowing pig area, gilt area and breeding barn. All rows of barns are equipped with air conditioning systems; air filtration systems, ventilation fans to remove odors; waste treatment systems with biogas tanks...

Piglets under 10 days old

Up to now, the farm has received 150 imported sows with a stable breeding process; selling an average of over 3,000 breeding pigs/year, earning 4.5 billion VND; after deducting expenses, the net profit is 2.1 billion VND. The farm has created jobs for 5 workers with a salary of over 4.5 million VND/person/month.

Currently, the farm's breeding pigs cannot meet market demand, so Mr. Hoang is building another breeding area.

Mr. Cao Van Hoang's sow farm model has attracted many households to visit and learn from, and the functional departments of the district and commune are interested in finding ways to replicate it.

Hong Vinh