Pig housing represents around 60% of the initial capital investment in commercial pig farming, making it a critical factor in a profitable pig farming.

Key aspects in pig housing design and management will be discussed. Different housing designs from open sided to climate controlled pig building will be analyzed and their impact on pig performance.

Pig housing space requirement calculations will be used to optimized all-in-all-out (AIAO) system for disease control and biosecurity.

Cost effective construction strategies and innovative low cost housing design that maintain functionality without compromizing pig health will be presented. 

A housing modification of an old pig farm to suit the biosecurity  requirement  in an asf era  will be presented.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Arden Cruz Evangelista
Expert in Housing and Environment

Arden Cruz Evangelista was born on November 24, 1965, in 147 Malipampang San Ildefonso Bulacan Philippines.

He finished his profession in 1988 as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in Central Luzon State University, Munoz Nueva Ecija, Philippines and ranked 4th on the Veterinary Licensure Examination - 1988.

He worked for one year as a farm veterinarian before he joined the International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCPH) in 1989 as a Training Specialist II. He got his training on pig breeding and Artificial Insemination technology on different breeding companies in The Netherlands. He also trained on pig housing design in the Netherlands and Korea.

After his stint in ITCPH, he worked as a technical manager in veterinary drug companies and eventually became a consultant of different piggery farms in the Philippines.

He set up his own farm – an integrated farm - as a demo farm to help small scale farmers.