Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The present study was carried out on 30 Hampshire crossbred pigs maintained by 10 farmers of Ziontlang village of chandel district viz., two female and one male each (2:1) to each of farmers received.Out of which 50% (5 family) farmers reared and maintained their piglets on 30 % rice bran, 20 % kitchen waste and 50% rice fermented waste (D1) whereas rest of 50% farmers (5 family) maintained their piglets on D2 diets comprising of 30% crush maize,30% rice bran and 40% rice fermented waste.The average initial body weight of piglets maintained on D1 and D2 diets were 11.86±0.25kg and 11.78±0.41 kg respectively which was increased to 52.82±1.68 and 53.46±0.93 kg within four months of age. However the males were heavier than females at all the ages under study, the value of 6 months of age were 54.30±1.55 and 53.14±1.30 kg for males and females, respectively. Influence of diets was found to be non-significant on various reproductive traits.The age at sexual maturity, age at first farrowing, litter size at birth and at weanibg were found to by 8.45±0.32 and 8.38±0.35 months ,12.95±0.32 and 12.65±0.30 months,7.68±0.31 and 7.75±6.53 and 7.27±0.13 and 7.42±0.27 in D1 and D2 diets, respectively.The results indicated that the rice fermented waste may be incorporated in pigs grower ration Upto 50% level without any adverse effect on their growth and reproductive performance to minimize the cost of pig feed.
Authors: Asem Ameeta Devi, Khumlo Levish, Ningthoujam Linda
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409688521