How long can you keep pigs on a private farm, norms and requirements?

Raising pigs at home provides families with delicious, high-quality meat. Many sell excess pork to supplement the family budget. When fattening pigs, it is important to take into account the current housing laws in the country so that you can legally sell meat and not enter into conflicts with neighbors who are dissatisfied with the unpleasant proximity to your home farm. Let's consider how many pigs, according to existing standards, can be kept on a private farm.

Basic requirements for content

The rules for raising pigs are regulated by Order No. 114 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.They relate to keeping in open pigsties and are valid for private farms. Primary requirements:

1. When constructing premises for pigs within the private sector, the required distances to neighboring areas are indicated. For a pigsty for 5 heads – 10 meters, for 8 heads – 20 meters.
2. Construction on animal burial sites is prohibited.
3. Animal walking and keeping areas are fenced off.
4. The size of the pigsty and walking areas must comply with the sanitary standards given in the appendix to the Order.
5. The room must have natural and forced ventilation.
6. The floor and walls are made of moisture-resistant materials that can be disinfected.
7. They regularly disinfect and destroy rodents and insects in the pigsty.
8. When using food waste for feeding, they are boiled according to the regulations (30 minutes).
9. Livestock is purchased from verified farms. All pigs must have the prescribed identification certificates.

For storing manure, special areas are used where fecal matter is thermally disinfected. Disposal of waste and bodies is carried out according to certain regulations.

Sanitary standards

To obtain high-quality meat, it is important to follow sanitary standards during maintenance and carefully monitor the health of the livestock and feed. Sanitary rules are also specified in the regulations:

1. Access to the pigsty is limited to those involved in the work.
2. For work, they use special clothing, the wearing of which outside the premises is unacceptable for pigs. Clothes are cleaned, washed and disinfected regularly.
3. Sanitary treatment of the pigsty is carried out at least once a year (for boars - monthly). It is necessary to treat the walls with lime and disinfect equipment and feeders. Pigs are returned to the premises 5 days after treatment.
4. Pigs are provided with drinking water, ensuring constant access.
5. Manure is removed regularly (1-2 days).
6. Feed storage areas are cleared of supplies, washed and disinfected.
7. If mechanical supply of feed and water is implemented, the containers are cleaned daily and disinfected regularly.
8. If the population is large, slaughter is carried out in special slaughterhouses. At home, pigs are slaughtered in areas remote from the pigsty and manure storage.

Pigs are regularly examined by veterinarians and vaccinated at the prescribed time to prevent the development of infections. With a significant number of livestock, special premises are required:

• quarantine;
• maternity room for sows.

When planning the construction of a pigsty, it is necessary to ensure proper temperature conditions so that the livestock does not freeze or catch a cold. Pigs do not like drafts - cracks need to be sealed. Ventilation should not create air flows exceeding 0.7 meters per second.

In cold weather, the air in the pigsty is heated to 12 °; at lower temperatures, growth slows down and the pigs catch cold. For young animals, a temperature of 18-22 ° is required.

Quarantine of pigs

Quarantine facilities perform 2 functions:

• holding of newly arrived animals until they are combined with the main livestock;
• Isolation of sick individuals so as not to infect everyone.

The quarantine zone should not be located near the pigsty; careful isolation of suspicious individuals and changing of staff’s clothing after contact are provided. Pigs arriving from other places are quarantined for a period of a month so that the incubation period of any diseases ends before contact with the inhabitants of the common premises. During this time, arrivals are regularly examined and given the necessary vaccinations.If diseases are detected, they make a statement to the veterinary services, informing where they purchased the pigs.

They also quarantine their own individuals, which are characterized by lethargy, weakness, loss of appetite, and unnatural behavior. Timely isolation from the general herd will help prevent the spread of infection. Sick pigs are provided with increased nutrition and comfortable living conditions.

How long can you keep pigs in a private house?

The laws of the Russian Federation do not determine the exact number of pigs allowed on private farms. These regulations are usually prescribed in regional regulations, which should be studied before building a pigsty on your personal land.

In the city

When choosing the size of the livestock, you should focus on the standards for the location of a pig farm in the private sector:

If the livestock size is 50 or more, a pig farm is allowed to be built only on the border of the village, at a distance of 100 meters from residential buildings.

To ensure that the veterinary service does not prohibit the breeding of pigs, it is necessary to comply with sanitary standards:

On a plot of 25-30 acres you can keep up to 15 individuals. The best way to avoid problems is to seek clarification and permission from the local administration. They know the rules in force in the region and will help you find a solution. This will prevent conflicts with neighbors and inspection authorities.

At the summer cottage

The laws in force in the Russian Federation do not allow pigs to be raised on the territory of dacha associations as part of professional (commercial) activities.Whether it is possible to fatten 1 (2) pigs for personal use is much more difficult to understand. Experienced people recommend carefully reading the charter of your gardening partnership. There, a special clause can allow (indicating the exact number of goals) or prohibit such an activity. If the clause is missing, it is better to carefully coordinate the decision with the management of the partnership and the closest neighbors in the dacha. Summer residents often keep plots to get some fresh air, and bombard the services with complaints when they feel the unpleasant spirit of the pigsty.

Important: in any case, at the dacha you will need to comply with sanitary standards and the distance to the boundaries of the site so as not to fall under the ban of supervisory authorities.

Many people in our country are engaged in breeding pigs, providing themselves and their fellow citizens with high-quality homemade meat. It is important to know the norms and sanitary rules so that pigs and the family budget do not suffer from fines and prohibitory measures.