New model in Nghe An: Let pigs listen to music

(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Van Tam in village 8, Tao Son commune, Anh Son, has earned 300 million VND/year from raising pigs, free-range chickens, geese, digging ponds to raise fish... He is also the first farmer in Anh Son to let his pigs listen to music to help them grow faster.

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Mr. Tam installed a speaker system in the pen to play music for the pigs to listen to. Every year he raises 3 batches, each batch of 100 pigs.

After leaving the army and returning to his hometown, Mr. Tam received 2 hectares of hilly land in village 8, Tao Son commune to start a business. The barren hilly land required a lot of effort and money to invest in renovation. To successfully build a garden, pond and barn (VAC) model, in addition to capital, he also learned about farming and livestock farming through training courses and the media.

In 2014, he boldly borrowed 200 million VND to invest in building a concentrated farm with a scale of raising pigs, chickens, geese and growing fruit trees. At the foot of the hill, he dug a pond to raise commercial fish.

The most effective on the farm is the herd of about 100 pigs, which he applies new advances in animal husbandry to ensure their safe and healthy growth. The food is purchased from reputable companies, combined with roughage from agricultural by-products. In particular, he also installed a speaker system in the barn, playing music for the pigs to listen to to help them grow quickly.

Play music for pigs, they sleep more.

Mr. Tam's farm also has 2,500 chickens, 300 geese, and 21 sows. He also combines fish farming with an area of ​​nearly 3,500 square meters of water surface, utilizing pig manure as fish feed, saving on feed costs. He harvests twice a year in June and December.

Revenue from raising pigs, chickens, geese, fish... has helped his family earn more than 300 million VND/year, making him one of the typical farms in Tao Son commune.

From the abundant source of manure, Mr. Tam learned the composting method to make safe organic fertilizer for 0.5 hectares of fruit trees and 1 hectare of acacia.

Mr. Tam also raises over 2,500 chickens and geese.

According to Mr. Tam, to be successful in livestock farming, one of the key issues is to have a firm grasp of the technical process of care and disease prevention; and to vaccinate regularly.

Huyen Trang