Philippine pig farms stepping up biosecurity

While the Philippines still has a large backyard farm segment, swine production continues to move ahead in terms of consolidation, expertise and production levels. The closed 1,000 sow Nenas Quintos farms, located close to Manila, are a good example of the Philippines’ successful pig business.   There are currently more than 12 million pigs housed in the Philippines, which has a strong domestic market of 95 million people, but weak export markets. Many pork products are integral to