GENERALFor bringing genetic improvement in indigenous breed of pigs, cross breeding programme in pigs has been taken up in the State. Main exotic breed of pigs namely Large White York-shire is used for cross breeding. Six Govt. Pig Breeding Farms have been set up in the state. At these pig breeding farms pigs of exotic breed i.e. Large White York- shire are maintained which are used for cross-breeding. These farms continued functioning during the year 2007-08.
The exotic piglets of superior germ plasm are supplied to pig breeders from these farms for cross breeding. The strength of the pigs at these pig breeding farms as it stood on 31-3-2008,31-3-2007 and 31-3-2006 was 439, 516 , and 519 respectively. The farm wise and category wise strength of the pigs/piglets maintained at these pig breeding farms is given below Statement showing the strength of pigs at state govt. pig breeding farms as it stood on 31-3-2008
The information about the number of piglets born , sold and died etc. at these farms for the last three years is given below :
PERFORMANCE OF THE PIGS With a view to study the performance of the pigs the economic traits ie. Average litter size at birth and weaning and Average weight at birth and weaning during the year under report was worked out, which is given below Statement showing the average litter size at birth and weaning during the years 2007-08, 2006-07 , 2005-06.
From the appendix, it is evident that the average litter size of piglets at birth varied from 7.32 at Malwal & 8.17 at Mattewara. The average weight at birth of a piglet varied from 0.800 kilograms at Nabha to 1.25 kilograms at Kharar Thus the overall average weight birth was calculated 1.020 kilograms during the year 2007-2008 as against 0.916 and 0.936 kilograms during the year 2006-2007 and 2005-2006 respectively. Similarly the Av. weight of a piglet at birth varied from 6.50 kilograms at Gurdaspur and 7.70 kilograms at Mattewara. Thus the overall average weight of a piglet a weaning was calculated 8.880 kilograms during the year 2007-08 as against 8.85 and 9.53 kilograms during the year 2006-07 and 2005-2006 respectively. INCOME The income from the sale of culled pigs / piglets, sale of manure and sale/supply of piglets to pig breeders etc. for three years is given as under
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