PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF SWINE IN THE RURAL AREA OF KHAGRACHARI SADAR UPAZILA, KHAGRACHARI DISTRICT

Abstract

The study was undertaken for a period of 20 days during UVH placement to investigate the production systems of swine at Upper perachara, Khagrachari Sadar upazila, Khagrachari district, Bangladesh. During the study period production systems, particularly housing, feeding, breeding, disease prevalence, bio-security, marketing, socio-economic condition and constraints of pig production were investigated. Pigs were mostly reared by poor and landless peoples (50%) followed by marginal(35%) and medium(15%). Rearing systems were also different and mean figures were 55% for free range, 25% for tin shed housing, 15% for fencing and 5% for girth tethering systems. Prevalence of disease were FMD 23.3%, Hemorrhagic septicemia 20%, Pneumonia 20%, Diarrhoea 20%, Scabies 13.6% and Coccidiosis 6.7%. The economic benefits generated from farming were selling of piglets.