AgriSwine Asia

Independent Pig Farm Audit and Due Diligence in Vietnam

Before you finance or buy a pig farm, and while your money is in it, you need to know what is really there. AgriSwine Asia carries out independent pig farm audits in Vietnam for investors, banks and buyers. Lee Chafer visits the site, checks it against what you have been told, and gives you a written report you can act on.

Who the pig farm audit is for

  • Banks and lenders assessing a loan to a pig farm, or monitoring one already on the books.
  • Investors and buyers doing due diligence before they commit.
  • Owners and boards who want an outside view of how a farm is really performing.

What the audit checks

  • Herd and records. A physical herd count, checked against the production records and the figures you have been given.
  • Biosecurity and ASF risk. The disease controls on site, how they are actually followed, and the risk to the herd from African swine fever and other diseases.
  • Facilities and capacity. Building condition and true working capacity, compared with what was financed or advertised.
  • Management and costs. Management quality, staffing, and cost of production against industry benchmarks.

How it works

  1. A first call to understand the farm, the deal and what you need answered.
  2. An agreed scope and quote before any work starts.
  3. Typically two days on site.
  4. A written report with findings, a risk rating for each area, and recommended actions.

Why an independent audit matters

AgriSwine Asia takes no commission from feed, genetics or equipment suppliers, and reports only to the client who hires it. The audit covers the production side of the farm. Legal and permit checks are best done by a local law firm, and Lee can work alongside yours.

Lee has spent more than 20 years running pig farms himself in the UK, USA, Ireland and Russia, from a 1,200-sow farrow-to-finish unit to a 6,000-sow multi-site group and a 50,000-head finishing complex for Smithfield Foods. He has also managed farms in ASF-affected regions of Russia, so he knows what working biosecurity looks like and what is only on paper.

For an example of what an outside view can find, read the case study of a new farm running at 75% of capacity, where one change in the service barn took gilt conception from 55% to 100%. You can also read more about Lee as a pig farm consultant in Vietnam.

Talk to Lee

Tell Lee about the farm and what you need to know. He will arrange a first call and propose a scope of work before anything is agreed.