INVESTIGATION ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SWINE IN THE ZILLA PIG FARM, RANGAMATI DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the production and management system of Zilla Pig Farm, Rangamati district of Bangladesh based on 2018-19 economical year‟s data. The data was provided by Farm management. Production and management system include housing, feeding, breeding, disease prevalence, vaccination, bio-security, marketing, production performance, management of farm and constrains of pig rearing were investigated in this study. In this study it was found that in the economical year 2018-19 piglet production was quite good and higher production was obtained during May (17.49%). Selling piglet to the local farmer was the main priority of the farm and the highest amount of piglet was sold during January (15.74%). The pigs were reared in semi- intensive system and pigs are fed in pen system. Formulated ration was fed by the farm management. FCR of the pigs in the farm was 3:1.The average litter size, birth weight, post weaning period were 10.1, 1.3kg, 10 kg, and 42 days, respectively. Natural breeding system was followed for the reproduction and maintained male female ratio was 1:10. Mortality rate of piglet during different months in the farm of the year of 2018- 19 differs significantly (P<0.01). The highest piglet mortality was observed during July (13.98%). The most prevalent diseases observed in the farm were diarrhea (26.88%), pneumonia (21.51%), HS(13.98%), maggot infestation (10.75%). Sanitation, watering system were better than the local farm of the surrounding area. The economic benefits of farm generated from selling piglets of different age and meat of culling boar and sow which were reproductively inactive. In study it was found that feeding cost was higher than earning of the farm in the mentioned year so targeted revenue was not obtained.