by Jaco Cilliers

Passionate pig farmers will walk miles to obtain the right genetics, but Zambian Pig Genetics walked the extra mile with their presence at the recent Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia Show in Lusaka. Their stand in the livestock area drew farmers and pig enthusiasts who wanted to learn more about this very fine industry.

While attending the ACSZ Show in Lusaka, Francisco Kasuba, the Sales and Technical Adviser for Zambia Pig Genetics, showed ZPG’s top products to the pork producers.

Francisco underwent extensive training in pig husbandry in South Africa and he gladly shares his knowledge with pig farmers. ZPG employs him to provide training and assistance to Zambian pork producers. His services are available free of charge to all clients of Zambia Pig Genetics.

ZPG has been distributing Topigs Norsvin Genetics throughout Central Africa since 2015. They serve countries such as the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola and others in the central African region. Their genetic stock is specifically suited to the Central African environment.

Two examples of this stock are Tempo boar and Topigs TN60 guild. “These pigs are bred with a high feed to meat conversion to limit feeding costs,” Francisco explains. He states that “they are also higher in muscle mass and leaner on fat with bigger litter sizes”.

The TN Tempo boar is famous for his resistance to circovirus, and breeds strong, fast-growing piglets with outstanding feed conversion. Coupled with the TN60 sows who share the same attributes, you can only expect a healthy litter of highly profitable piglets.

Although most of their clients are commercial pork farmers, they also have stock for the smaller-scale farmer and those who cannot use artificial insemination. ZPG has a wide range of TN1000 live boars that help to improve genetics on non-commercial farms. These boars will bring exceptional genetic benefits to any herd.

For more information or to order world class genetics, contact: Johan Wolhuter +26(0) 97-278-8521 or johan.crc@kyindu.com, Francisco Kasuba +26(0) 76-258-9884 or sales@zpgzambia.com, Mbunji Samazaka +26(0) 96-405- 6668 or office@zpgzambia.com. For more information visit www.topigsnorsvin.co.za.