Breeding and Farrowing
Breed selection, heat detection, service records, farrowing preparation, and sow care.
Diploma Course
Diploma in Piggery Management
Focused training for profitable pig production, from breeding and farrowing to housing, feeds, health, waste management, records, and pork marketing.
Course Overview
Run a piggery with discipline, records, and good husbandry
The Piggery Management diploma gives learners a clear production framework for breeding stock, farrowing care, piglet survival, feeding, housing hygiene, disease prevention, waste control, and pork business planning.
It is especially useful for students who want to start a piggery, improve an existing unit, supervise pig production, or work in pork value chains.
What You Will Study
Piggery modules
Piglet Management
Colostrum, creep feeding, weaning, growth monitoring, and piglet survival routines.
Housing and Hygiene
Pen layout, ventilation, space requirements, cleaning routines, and welfare controls.
Feeds and Growth
Feed formulation, stage feeding, conversion monitoring, and cost-effective nutrition.
Health and Biosecurity
Disease prevention, parasite control, vaccination planning, isolation, and treatment logs.
Pork Business Planning
Production records, costing, market weights, sales timing, and enterprise budgeting.
Practical Training
Production routines that protect profit
Learners practice the planning and control systems that make piggery units cleaner, healthier, more productive, and easier to manage.
- Plan breeding, farrowing, weaning, and feeding calendars.
- Prepare housing hygiene and waste management routines.
- Use records to monitor growth, feed use, and mortality.
- Build a simple piggery production budget.
Career Outcomes
Where this course can lead
Practical training supports entry-level roles, supervised farm work, and small enterprise development.
Piggery Assistant
Support feeding, cleaning, breeding records, farrowing, and piglet care.
Piggery Supervisor
Coordinate production routines, health controls, worker tasks, and records.
Pork Enterprise Owner
Start or improve a piggery with stronger production and market planning.