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Farmer sings to his pigs
By Li Xinran |
August 25, 2009, Tuesday
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A PIG farmer in a southern China county has sung to his pigs for 13 years to promote their growth and was dubbed the "pigs' good friend" by local villagers.
Huang Jiayou, who used to sing at school, always performed in front of his pigs before feeding them everyday and the pigs seem to enjoy the daily show as they don't touch their food and watch Huang until he has finished, Nanning-based Nanguo Zaobao newspaper reported today.
Huang has learned more than 200 songs and bought 400 compact discs for his loyal audiences.
Huang, 66, from Dongping Town of Bobai County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, won a township singing competition when he was 16.
He decided to perform moving songs for his pigs when he started the business in 1996 after he learnt that hens who heard music laid more eggs.
His first performance scared the pigs, which ran about like chickens with their heads cut off. Huang then lowered his voice for a romantic melody. This time all the pigs calmed down and stood still watching him.
From then on, Huang sung everyday when he fed the pigs.
Huang's first name, Jiayou, means good friend in Chinese, so local villagers dubbed him "pigs' good friend."
Huang said his pigs grew faster than others as they ate more after listening.
His wife usually played songs from CDs to the pigs when Huang was on business trips, the newspaper said.
Huang insists his habit could change pigs' emotions and decided to purchase professional audio recording equipment and disc his singing for his pigs.
Huang Jiayou, who used to sing at school, always performed in front of his pigs before feeding them everyday and the pigs seem to enjoy the daily show as they don't touch their food and watch Huang until he has finished, Nanning-based Nanguo Zaobao newspaper reported today.
Huang has learned more than 200 songs and bought 400 compact discs for his loyal audiences.
Huang, 66, from Dongping Town of Bobai County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, won a township singing competition when he was 16.
He decided to perform moving songs for his pigs when he started the business in 1996 after he learnt that hens who heard music laid more eggs.
His first performance scared the pigs, which ran about like chickens with their heads cut off. Huang then lowered his voice for a romantic melody. This time all the pigs calmed down and stood still watching him.
From then on, Huang sung everyday when he fed the pigs.
Huang's first name, Jiayou, means good friend in Chinese, so local villagers dubbed him "pigs' good friend."
Huang said his pigs grew faster than others as they ate more after listening.
His wife usually played songs from CDs to the pigs when Huang was on business trips, the newspaper said.
Huang insists his habit could change pigs' emotions and decided to purchase professional audio recording equipment and disc his singing for his pigs.
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