REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SOWS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF ASSAM

Authors

  • K AHMED Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara - 781 022
  • N AHMED
  • D KALITA

Keywords:

Assam, Reproductive performance, Rural community, Sow, Survey

Abstract

The reproductive performance of breeding sows in rural households of Districts Kamrup and Darrang, Assam
was assessed through a survey of 300 farmers. Average number of sows owned by each household was 2.7±0.7,
average litter size at farrowing was 7.2±2.8, sows were bred 2.3±1.08 month subsequent to weaning of piglets
and breeding was done at 2.3±1.7 day after the onset of estrus. The source of breeding boar was neighbor’s
household (86%), farmers’ own house (12%) and community owned boar (2%). In brief, there is need to encourage
and educate sow farming community to maximize the opportunity for reproductive performance.

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Published

2016-09-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2017): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

AHMED, K., AHMED, N., & KALITA, D. (2016). REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SOWS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF ASSAM. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 38(1), 52–53. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3604