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The Pig Industry in MalaysiaThe Pig Industry in Malaysia

Pig Unit, Livestock Commodity Development DivisionPig Unit, Livestock Commodity Development DivisionDepartment of Veterinary ServicesDepartment of Veterinary Services

MalaysiaMalaysia

Department of Veterinary ServicesMalaysia

Ministry of Agriculture and Agrobased IndustriesMalaysia

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Quick FactsCapital Kuala LumpurGovernment Constitutional monarchy

Area total: 329,750 km²land: 328,550 km²water: 1,200 km²

Population 28 million (Jan 2010), Multi ethnic and multi cultural 28

Language Malay (official), English (official for some purposes),Chinese dialects (Mandarin , Cantonese , Hokkien ,Teochew , Hakka , Hainanese , Foochow ), Tamil

, Telugu , Malayalam , Punjabi , andThai ; in addition, several indigenous languages are spoken inEast Malaysia , especially Iban and Kadazan

Religion Islam (official), Buddhism , Taoism , Hinduism ,Christianity , Sikhism ;note in addition, Shamanism/Animism is practiced in East and, to alesser extent, West Malaysia

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The Pig Industry in Malaysia

(Overview )Quick Facts

Pig Population (2013) 1,386,520 SPP (Standing Pig Population)

No. of Farms (2013) 546 (Mainly located in 5 States: Penang,Perak, Selangor, Malacca, Johor)

Average Farm Size (2013) 2,540 SPP

Per Capita Consumption of Pork (kg)(2012)

18.1 (Only 40% of Malaysia’s populationconsume pork)

Average ex farm price (2012) RM 6.38/kg (USD 1.82/kg)

Average cost of production (2013) RM 6.00 RM 7.00 / kg(USD 1.71 2.00/kg)

Value of the Pig Industry (2012) RM 1,677.9 million (USD 479.4 million)annually

Pig Industry Annual Statistics (2013)

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The Pig Industry in Malaysia

(Overview )Average Farm Production Performance (2011)

Repeat Service 21.47%

Weaning 1st Service Interval 8.51 days

Sows Bred by 7 days 7 82.51%

Avg Parity of Farrowed Sows 4.69

Avg. pigs / litter / 10.39

Avg. pigs born alive/litter / 9.84

Farrowing Rate 71.35%

Litters/mated female/year / / 2.02

Avg pigs weaned/litter / 9.13

Pre weaning Mortality 8.92%

Avg Weaning Weight 7.24 kg

Pig weaned / mated female / year //

18.08

Replacement 39.55%

Culling rate 25.54%

Extracted from: P. Sungnak (2011) The Performance of Swine Breeding Herds inMalaysia during 2011, PeterLabs Bulletin: Always Share, Issue 1/2012

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The Pig Industry in Malaysia

(Overview )Average Farm Production Performance (2011)

Average market weight 100 110 kg

Average age at market 195 days (6.5 months)

Breed of pigs used Duroc, Yorkshire, Large White

Dressing Percentage 75%

Extraction Rate 1.65

Feed Conversion Ratio 3.08

Average Daily Gain (From Wean toMarket)

680.9 g/day

Pig Industry Annual Statistics (2013)

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Issues and Challenges of the Pig Industry in Malaysia

Issues/Challenges /

1. Religious Sensitivities 1. Malaysia is a muslim country (Islam is official religon).

2. Islam prohibits the consumption of pork. Pigs are‘HARAM’ or unclean in Islam.

‘ ’ ‘ ’3. Malaysia has a large muslim population especially in the

rural areas.

2. Urban Encroachment 1. Majority of pig farms were started by the Chinesecommunity in Malaysia.

2. The Chinese community generally settled in the vicinity ofmajor towns and cities.

3. As urbanization and development of towns/citiesincrease, more areas are needed for residentialdevelopment.

4. Residences are getting closer and closer to farming areas.

5. Urbanites are not so tolerant to smells, sounds and otherperceived disturbances caused by farming.

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Issues and Challenges of the Pig Industry in Malaysia

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3. Concerns of public on environmentalpollution from farms

1. Urbanites are not so tolerant to smells,sounds and other perceived disturbancescaused by farming.

2. Government legislation and regulation onenvironmental pollution is increasinglytightened to comply with the needs of thegeneral public.

4. Food Security 1. Farming industry and Government have tobalance food security with the perceived needsof the general public especially in terms ofenvironmental pollution, religious sensitivitiesand urbanization/development.

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Future of Pig Farming Industry in Malaysia

• 25 July 2007, Cabinet approved the concept of PigFarming Area & Modern Pig Farming 2007 7 25

a. Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Sarawak states are approvedto develop Pig Farming Area (PFA)

PFA)b. Other states that are not developing PFAs, mustmodernize the pig industry through Modern Pig Farming(MPF).c. In MPF, all pig farms must be closed house and zerodischarge.

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Future of Pig Farming Industry in Malaysia

• Pig Farming Area– Centrally managed facilities :

• Waste management• Abattoir• Security / Biosecurity /• Breeding

– Individual lots can be purchased by farmers fromdeveloper

– Privately owned

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Future of Pig Farming Industry in Malaysia

• Pig Farming Area, Negeri Sembilan :– Located 10km radius from Kuala Lumpur InternationalAirport 10km

– Land area : 1,200 acres– Production area : 350 acres– Non production area : 800 acres (abattoir

, waste treament , green belt , etc)– No. of lots (2 4.5 acres/lot : 164 lots– Estimated pig population capacity : 262,500 SPP**to be revised based on closed house capacity

– Total investment to date : RM 57.75 million(USD 16.50 million)

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PFA, Bukit Pelanduk, Negeri Sembilan

15Abattoir at PFA N.S )

16Waste Treatment Plant of PFA NS (

17Waste Treatment Plant of PFA NS (

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Bringing Pig Genetics to Malaysia

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Bringing Pig Genetics to Malaysia

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU

Dr. Moktir Singh ( )Principal Deputy Director

Pig Unit, Livestock Commodity Development DivisionDepartment of Veterinary Services

MalaysiaTel: +603 8870 2410Fax: +603 8870 2451

Email: moktir@dvs.gov.my