Swine inventory in the province increased by 2.1 percent
The total inventory of swine in Davao Occidental recorded at 30,631 heads as of 01 April 2025. This reflects an increase of 2.1 percent compared to the 30,004 heads reported during the same period in 2024 (Table 1).

Semi-commercial farms posted a significant increase of 649.0 percent among the farm classifications, with 382 heads in April 1, 2025 from 51 heads during the same period in 2024. Meanwhile, smallhold farms inventory increased by 9.3 percent. On the other hand, commercial farms inventory decreased by 56.1 percent.

In Davao Occidental, the number of heads slaughtered in slaughterhouse as of 1st Quarter of 2025, decreased by 39.5 percent compared to same period in 2024, from 1,886 heads to 1,129 heads (Figure 2).

Technical Notes

Livestock – farm animals kept or raised for consumption and work. For purposes of census and surveys, livestock covers only those that are tended and raised by households.

Swine – a domesticated animal characterized by a stout body, short legs with a long mobile snout. This is also known as pig. This includes foreign breeds, domestic wild pigs (baboy damo), and native breeds such as Q-Black, Markaduke, Sinirangan, ISUbela, Benguet, and Yooka2.

Animal Population (also Animal Inventory) – the actual number of animals (in head/bird) present in the farm as of a specific reference date regardless of ownership.

Smallhold – Tending 1 to 10 sow level or 1 to 100 heads.

Semi-commercial – Tending 11 to 50 sow level or 101 to 500 heads.

Commercial – Tending 51 sow level and above or 501 heads and above.

Household – A person or group of persons who sleep under the same dwelling unit and usually have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. The household members may not necessarily be related by ties of kinship, although they are usually relatives. In some instances, more than one household may occupy the same dwelling unit.

Establishment – an economic unit which engages under a single ownership or control, i.e., under a single legal entity; in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single fixed physical location. Thus, stores, shops, factories, mining companies, electric plants, transport companies, radio stations, hotels, restaurants, banks, insurance companies, real estate development companies and the like are considered establishments.

Slaughterhouses – premises that are approved and registered by the NMIS and LGUs in which food animals are slaughtered for human consumption.

The following are the new farm classifications and definitions of swine type based on the approved PSA Board Resolution No. 04, series of 2022:

APPROVED FOR RELEASE:

JESSIE A. MADULIN
Chief Statistical Specialist