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Integrated resource-driven pig production systems in a mountainous area of Northeast India: production practices and pig performance

Tropical Animal Health and Production volume 41, Article number: 1187 (2009) Cite this article

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Data on pig production system was derived through structured household interviews from a total number of 320 rural households and performance of pigs was assessed. Results revealed that the pig production system represented mixed farming based mainly on the common property resources. Majority of the pigs were reared in intensive system and fed with home made cooked feed (kitchen waste and locally available plants). The body weight of crossbred, Burmese and local pigs were 67, 65.4 and 45.6 kg, respectively at 12 months of age with average daily body weight of 184, 179 and 125 g, respectively. The overall mortality among the pigs was 17.96%. The major causes of mortality in pigs were Swine fever, Swine erysipelas, digestive disorders, nephritis and respiratory disorders. The body weight gain in pigs subjected to deworming and mineral mixture supplementation (218 g/day) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than the control group (178 g/day). The input output ratio was 1:1.7 for both crossbred and Burmese pigs, while the corresponding ratio for local pigs was 1:1.2. It is inferred that the smallholder resource driven pig production system is economically viable and sustainable at household level and there is enough scope to improve the smallholder resource driven pig production system.

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The authors are thankful to Dr. Bijoy Chhetri and Shri. S.K. Ahmed for their help during the experiment and, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for funding the research.

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  1. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram centre, Kolasib, 796 081, Mizoram, India

    A. Kumaresan, K. M. Bujarbaruah, K. A. Pathak, Anubrata Das & R. K. Bardoloi

  2. Animal Reproduction/ Gynaecology, ICAR Research complex for NEH Region, Barapani, Umiam, Meghalaya, 793 103, India

    A. Kumaresan

  3. Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), ICAR, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, India

    K. M. Bujarbaruah

  4. NRC on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, India

    Anubrata Das

  5. ICAR Research complex for NEH Region, Barapani, Umiam, Meghalaya, India

    R. K. Bardoloi

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Kumaresan, A., Bujarbaruah, K.M., Pathak, K.A. et al. Integrated resource-driven pig production systems in a mountainous area of Northeast India: production practices and pig performance. Trop Anim Health Prod 41, 1187 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-008-9299-y

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Keywords

  • Smallholder resource driven system
  • Pig production
  • Growth performance
  • Disease incidence
  • Northeastern India