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The objective of the current survey was to provide an update on pig farming practices in the Jayawijaya region, Papua Province, Indonesia. A structured semi-close-ended questionnaire was used to interview 367 farmers across the Jayawijaya region. Results showed that farms, on average, comprised of 8.8 pigs (CI 8.5–9.1). The average litter size was 6.0 (CI 5.7–6.3) piglets, the farrowing frequency was once a year, and the annual mortality rate was 50.2 % (CI 48.4–51.9). On average, 43.4 % farms (CI 36.4–50.7) allowed pigs to roam freely during daylight hours. Farmers used pigs for their own consumption (62.4 %, CI 57.4–67.4), as a gift (56.6 %, CI 51.5–61.7), or for sale (50.7 %, CI 45.6–55.8). Veterinary services were used intensively by just 11.7 % of farmers (CI 8.2–16.5). Furthermore, 34.2 % (CI 29.3–39) of farmers would sell sick pigs, and 63.1 % (CI 58.2–68.1) would slaughter and consume them. It was also recorded that 68.6 % of farmers (CI 63.7–73.4) would eat sick pigs that had died naturally. These findings suggest that traditional pig farms in Jayawijaya are of low productivity. Moreover, the free roaming of pigs and the sale and consumption of sick pigs have the potential to allow pathogens to circulate between pig and human populations.
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We would like to acknowledge personnel in Dinas Perikanan dan Peternakan Kab, Jayawijaya, and Badan Ketahanan Pangan Kab. Jayawijaya for their technical support during the data collection. We would like to thank the pig farmers in Jayawijaya for their kind participation in this study. This study was funded by The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) through the project with grant number AH/2007/106 entitled “Improvement and sustainability of sweet potato-pig production systems to support livelihoods in highland Papua and West Papua, Indonesia”.
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Nugroho, W., Cargill, C.F., Putra, I.M. et al. Traditional pig farming practices and productivity in the Jayawijaya region, Papua Province, Indonesia. Trop Anim Health Prod 47, 495–502 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-014-0748-5
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