Production systems of swine in the rural areas of Rangamati and Khagrachari districts of Bangladesh

Abstract

The study was undertaken for a period of 60 days to investigate the production systems of swine in Rangamati and Khagrachari districts, Bangladesh. Production systems, particularly housing, feeding, breeding, disease prevalence, vaccination, bio-security, marketing, socio-economic condition and constraints of pig production were investigated during the study period. It was found that the propensity of rearing pig differed significantly (P<0.01) among the pig owners. Pigs were reared mostly by poor and landless peoples (54.7%) followed by marginal (32.1%), medium (9.4%) and large (3.8%). Rearing systems were also different (P<0.01) and the mean figures were 43.4% for free range, 24.5% for tin shed housing , 20.8% for fencing and 11.3% for girth tethering systems. The average litter size, birth weight, post-weaning weight and weaning period were 9.3, 1.72 kg, 9.0 kg and 40.8 days respectively. Prevalence of diseases differed (P<0.01) and most prevalent diseases were diarrhea (35.8%), coccidiosis (20.8%), pneumonia (17.0%) and hemorrhagic septicemia (13.2%). The economic benefits generated from farming were selling of piglets.

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

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Reproductive Parameters of Native Sows in Selected Area of Bangladesh

“…The goal of reproductive performance is to have 2.0 litters per female annually with an average of 8.0 pigs per litter at weaning, that is, a total of 16 pigs weaned per year for each female maintained in the herd (Day, 1974). A recent report on production system of swine in the rural area of Rangamati and Khagrachari districts of Bangladesh demonstrated that the average litter size, birth weight, post-weaning weight and weaning period were 9.3, 1.72 kg, 9.0 kg and 40.8 days respectively (Hossain et al, 2011). This low reproductive performance of sow in Bangladesh is due to inefficient management of rearing system.…”

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

“…Although it is difficult to get the exact number of pigs population in Bangladesh, but they become an enjoyable business and increasing day by day in tribal areas (Hossain et al, 2012). Regarding this, Patr et al (2014) reported that the tribal population of North-Eastern region rear pigs as integral part of their livelihood, the majority of pig enterprises belong to lower income groups, and have small and medium land holding capacity because of zero to minimum inputs involvement and low remuneration.…”