Wanderer returns home to the family business

When Huang Zheng-xiang (黃正祥) first entered the workforce as a young man, he took a job in the tourism industry; however, after several years of wandering, he decided it was unsuitable for him and returned to the familiar family hog business. After accumulating years of experience, he worked to save funds for the construction of his own pig farm.

Compared with traditional pig farms, Huang Zheng-xiang chooses to use automatic feeding equipment and has also installed negative pressure artificial ventilation screens to help heat-fearing pigs cope with the blistering temperatures of summer. Once water is released from the screens, fans at the opposite side of the barn draw air to produce a cool breeze throughout the space.

There are currently more than 7,000 pig farms in Taiwan, the majority of which are small-scale operations. With the continual advancement in technology, the future pig industry is bound to veer towards a high-tech, large-scale production model. If small-scale pig farmers hope to survive they must find a way to adapt to these inevitable future developments. 

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黃正祥剛出社會時，從事過旅遊業，在外打滾了幾年仍覺得不適應，決定回到熟悉的養豬產業中，跟著家裡的人一起養豬。在累積了幾年的經驗之後，努力籌備資金建造屬於自己的養豬場。

和傳統的豬舍相比，黃正祥選用自動化的給飼設備，為了幫助怕熱的豬隻對抗炎熱，建造水簾負壓式設備，水簾降水後由另一頭的風扇抽風，為室內製造涼爽的風。

台灣目前有七千多個養豬場，有一大部分為小規模經營，隨著時間的演進、技術的進步，未來養豬產業勢必會朝向智慧化和規模化的生產模式，小規模的養豬場也須找出一條自己的經營之道，如此才能永續發展。