on april 15, zheng zengren, deputy director of the china animal health and epidemiology center, and yuan rijin, chief livestock husbandry specialist of the jiangsu provincial department of agriculture and rural affairs, and their delegation, conducted research on the resumption of work and production as well as epidemic prevention work at the sihong dekon shiji fattening pig farm.
the survey team learned about the background of dekon's corporate culture, the scale of production, the details of pig house construction, the total annual output, new pig farming technologies such as "ai pig farming", etc. in sihong. zheng zengren affirmed dekon's specific measures in terms of industrial model, prevention of asf, and supply guarantee. he emphasized that the construction of pig houses and biosafety plans should not be rushed, and all risks should be avoided as much as possible. yuan rijin agreed and explained typical cases and industry experience on site.
sihong dekon currently has three breeding pig farms, which can stock up to 42,000 pigs. this year, 16,000 breeding pigs were put into operation, and another 26,000 breeding pigs will be introduced. we are currently constructing 5 fattening farms with an annual output of 1 million pigs. the overall progress of the breeding project is approaching 70%, and the goal of producing the first 1 million-head-pig breeding system is expected to achieved by the end of this year.
