Performance of pigs reared under traditional tribal low input production system and chemical composition of non-conventional tropical plants used as pig feed

Kumaresan, A.; Bujarbaruah, K. M.; Pathak, K. A.; Chhetri, Bijoy; Das, Samir Kumar; Das, Anubrata; Ahmed, Shamim

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2006.12.007

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“…The widespread use of swill on pig farms was also observed by Chiduwa et al (2008) in Zimbabwe and Kagira et al (2010) in Kenya. Kumaresan et al (2007) in India and Nissen et al (2011) in Uganda report that it is common for pig farmers to use kitchen waste and crop residues as feed for pigs. In Botswana, farmers use kitchen leftovers and brewers grains (Nsoso et al, 2006).…”

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Pig farming in rural South Africa: A case study of uThukelaDistrict in KwaZulu-Natal

Sibongiseni

Gcumisa

James

et al. 2016

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We assessed the status of pig farming and its contribution to the livelihoods of rural households in the study area. Snowball sampling was used to sample respondents (n=533), and data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA. The majority (62%) of respondents were females over 46 years of age. Most respondents (62%) had no schooling or had only attended primary school. Male respondents reared significantly (p < 0.05) larger herds. Respondents who had secondary school education tended to rear significantly (p < 0.05) larger herds. The few respondents (1%) who held formal jobs tended to rear significantly (p < 0.05) larger herds. Livestock contributed less (10%) to household income compared to government grants that contributed 47.3%. More than half of respondents (63%) kept pigs for household consumption, while only 33% reared pigs as a source of income. Respondents still reared local pig breeds, and fed their pigs predominantly on swill (81%). Very few respondents had been exposed to training on pig rearing. Most pigs are slaughtered locally and sold mainly at social grant pay points on days when grants are paid out. The potential of pigs to support rural households has not been fully exploited in the study area. There is a need for skills transfer to limit the risks associated with feeding swill and poor animal husbandry practices. Meat inspection services are needed to limit the risk of diseases like cysticercosis.

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Pig farming in rural South Africa: A case study of uThukelaDistrict in KwaZulu-Natal

Sibongiseni

Gcumisa

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“…Thus pig farming is a profitable venture in the study areas as indicated by the various profitability ratio techniques employed in the analysis. Several fields based studies on pig farming have been reported in many South East Asian countries like India (Kumaresan et al, 2007, 2009, Nath et al, 2013), China (Riedal et al, 2012, and Lao People's Democratic Republic (Phengsavanh et al, 2011) indicating general household information, farm characteristics, performances of the pigs, pig health status, marketing system, constraints and opportunities for development. Tylor and Roese (2006) also reported that piggery was a profitable business which provided employment and return on investment, as Hu et al (2004) studied that higher earnings from pig farming keeps the market attractive even for small producers, but recently Anower et al (2017) identified that pig production is an additional income source of household.…”

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Tribal womens involvement with pig farming in Bangladesh: an evidence of Moulvibazar district

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The study examined the profitability and factors affecting farm income from pig farming in Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh. A multistage sampling technique was followed to select 70tribal women entrepreneurs involved with pig farming. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, benefit-cost analysis, and linear regression model. Average age of pig entrepreneurs was 39.47 years which indicates that they are young and agile. About 71% of Garo entrepreneurs had experience for pig farming. The cost and return analysis showed that in one year, the gross margin was Tk. 56743.70, while the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) was 1.19 indicating that the enterprise is profitable. Regression analysis revealed that three variables namely farm size, age of the respondent and experience of pig farming are significant factors affecting farm income. Thus, it was recommended that tribal women should be encouraged to practice pig farming to overcome their low income and unemployment situation.

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“…The AFE and AFC of Ghungroo pig under Nagaland condition was very much similar as of its breeding tract in West Bengal (Pan, 2006). The popular commercial breeds like Hampshire, Large White Yorkshire, and Burmese Black pigs have been observed to be matured at 10-11 months under low input system in North Eastern region (Kumaresan et al, 2007;Karunakaran et al, 2008). In spite of higher body weight of Large Black gilts during the age of sexual maturity, the Ghungroo gilts produced larger litter than the Large Black, however, the LWB, LWW and LSW were found to be similar in both the breeds (Table 2).…”

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“…Families usually keep an average of 1-2 indigenous or crossbred pigs for fattening with zero to minimum inputs in terms of family labour and feeding. Due to remoteness and inaccessibility, the rural hill farmers of this region has evolved a self sustainable local resource based production system, in which pigs are mainly dependent on local vegetations, crop residues and kitchen waste (Kumaresan et al, 2007, Moanaro et al, 2011.…”

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Comparative performance of Ghungroo and Large Black pig at organized institutional farm conditions

Patra¹,

Kent²,

Ngullie³

et al. 2015

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Present study was conducted to compare the production and reproduction performance of Ghungroo and Large Black breeds maintained at ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Nagaland. The birth weight (1.09 vs. 0.96 kg), pre-weaning growth rate (174.90 vs. 141.40 g/day) and matured body weight at 7 months (64.74 kg vs. 53.13 kg) were significantly higher (p<0.05) in Large Black gilts as compared to Ghungroo. However, the age at first estrus (209.70 vs. 244.42 days) and conception (237.44 vs. 260.81 days) was significantly lower in Ghungroo than Large Black. The litter size at birth (10.24 vs. 8.38) was significantly higher in Ghungroo than Large Black however, similar pattern in litter size at weaning (7.64 vs. 7.20), litter weight at birth (9.28 vs. 9.96 kg) and weaning (47.35 vs. 52.50 kg) were recorded in Ghungroo and Large Black, respectively. The pre-weaning mortality was higher in Ghungroo (2.64) due to lower birth weight and larger litter compared to the Large Black (1.47, p<0.01). Parity wise comparison of major reproductive traits revealed that litter size at birth and pre-weaning mortality were influenced by breed as well as parity, whereas the individual weight at birth and weaning were only influenced by breed not by parities. Thus, from this study it is concluded that the Ghungroo breed matured early, produce more litter and performs similar to the popular Large Black breed under organized farm condition.

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Performance of pigs reared under traditional tribal low input production system and chemical composition of non-conventional tropical plants used as pig feed

Cited by 53 publications

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Pig farming in rural South Africa: A case study of uThukelaDistrict in KwaZulu-Natal

Pig farming in rural South Africa: A case study of uThukelaDistrict in KwaZulu-Natal

Tribal womens involvement with pig farming in Bangladesh: an evidence of Moulvibazar district

Comparative performance of Ghungroo and Large Black pig at organized institutional farm conditions

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