Description
HAND BOOK OF PIG FARMING
Population Trends
Breeds
Indigenous pigs
Exotic breeds
Selectrion of Breeding Stock
Selection of Boars
Selection of gilts
System of breeding
Feeding and Nutrition
Nutrient requirements
Characteristics of a good ration
Management
Boar
Sow
Pre-weaner
Weaner
General
Culling
Labour management
Pig housing
Marketing and transport of pigs
Pig diseases and health
Tuberculosis
Mycoplasmal pneumonia
Colibacillosis and edema
Brucellosis
Atrophic rhinitis
Swine fever
Foot and mouth disease
Swine pox
Parasitic diseases
Others
SWINE REARING IN INDIA
Introduction
Reason for poor growth of commercial hog industry
Scope of swine farming in the country
Modern outlook of Swine industry
Pig as a Machine
Piggery A Cottage Industry
Part of S.F.D.A. Programme for upliftment of weaker sections
Implementing Agency
Taxonomical Classification and Origin
Statistics of Swine
Swine Wealth
Chemical Composition of Pork
Important Countries in Hog Industry (in Descending Order)
Terms Used in Swine Husbandry
Advantages of Pig Raising in India
Demerits in Hog Raising
Purposes of Raising Pigs
Major Piggeries
BREEDS AND BREEDING OF PIGS
Characteristics of Indian Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa Cristatus)
Pigmy hog (Sus salvanius)
Indigenous Domesticated Pig
Swine Breeds
Exotic/Improved Breeds of Pigs
Classification of Swine breeds based on utility
Exotic breeds experienced in India
Region wise Classification of Breeds of Pigs
Factors Effecting Selection of Bread
Factors for selection of Breeding stock
Criterion for Improvement
Characteristics of Important Breeds of Pigs Experienced in India
Economic Traits of Swine
Selection
Parameters for Appraising Growth Potential
Methods of Improvement
Breeding Systems
In breeding
Out Breeding
Out Crossing
Limitations
Grading up
Cross breeding
Starting a Pig farm
Selection of Boar
Selection of Sows
Culling of Animals
Guideines for Normal Reproduction of Pigs
Management at Breeding of Pigs
Flushing
Advantages of Flushing
Detection of “Heat” in Sows
Optimum Time to Bread Sows/Gilts
Influence of Boar Contact on age at Puberty in Gilts
Still Births
Pregnancy Diagnosis
FEEDS AND FEEDING OF PIGS
Digestion of Food in Pig
Digestive System of Swine
Mouth
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Small Intestine
Caecum
Large Intestine
Rectum
Digestive Process in Pigs
Mode of Intake of Food
Digestion in Caecum and Colon
Utilization of Foodstuffs
Some Characteristic Features of Swine Nutrition
Parameters Affected by Quality of Ration
Feeds for Hogs
Nutrient Requirement of Hogs
Water Requirement of Pigs
Feed Mixtures for Breeding Stock
Ration for Fattening Stock
Pasture for Hogs
Type of Feeding “Self
Suggested Replacement for Feeds
Amount of Ration for Pigs Feed/Pig/Day
Mineral Mixture for Pigs
Feeding of Piglings
Feeding Different Class of Pigs
Effect of Different Techniques of Preparation of Feeds
Feeding Antibiotics to Pigs
Flushing of Sows/Gilts
Feeding Swine for Market
The Composition of Ration
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR HOGS
Body Parts of Pig
Swine Judging
Handling Pigs
Age Determination
Castration of Pigs
Identification
Pig Excercising
Preparing Calender of Daily Operation
Hog Wallows
Housing of Hogs
Systems of Pig Housing
Advantages of Open air system
Disadvantages
Advantages of Indoor system
Disadvantages
Advantages of combination of system
Disadvantages of Combination System
Types of Houses
Advantages of Centraily Located (fixed)Houses Under one roof
Equipments for Swine Husbandry
Disposal of Manure
Bacterial action in lagoon
Precautions
Disinfection of Pig Houses
Sanitation and Disinfection on Hog Farms
Disinfection
Chemicals as Disinfectants Kill Germs by
Maintenance of Records
Common Disinfectants Concerntration and Methods of Use
Individual pig register
Breeding register
Farrowing Record
Feeding register for the month for
Inventory Register
Care of Animals
Castration of Pigiets
Care and Management of Young Stock
Care of Management of Gilts and Sows
Care and Management of Sows and Gilts in Lactation
Care and Management of Pregnant Animals
Farrowing Care and Management
Objectives
Desirable conditions in farrowing pen
Management before farrowing
Signs approaching farrowing
Stages of farrowing
Disposal of placenta
Presentation and position of fetuses in pigs
Care and Management during farrowing
Care of sow just after farrowing
Care and Management of Boar
Selection
Age for breeding and use
Feeding of boar
Temperature
Brief account of good management practices
Preparing Hogs for show or fairs
Purpose
Materials
Procedure
Transportation of Pigs
Different modes of transportation
Transport by Road
Feeding and Watering
Loading Density
HEALTH AND HYGIENE FOR HOGS
Cleaning and Disinfection
Diseases of Swine
Details of Some Important Swine Disease and Parasites
Hog Cholera (Swine Fever/Pig Typhoid)
Swine Vesicular Exanthema
Swine Erysiplas
Swine Pox
Swine Piague (Haemorrhagic septicaemia)
Foot and Mouth Disease
Brucellosis (Contagious Abortion)
Swine Influenza (Hog Flu)
Hypogiycemia (Bady Pig Shakes)
Anaemia (Nutritional)
Haemolytic Disease of Newbom Piglets
Swine Parasites
Mango
Diarrhoea
Crippling
Rheumatism
Iodine Deficiency
Antinomycosis in Pigs
Agalactia Syndrome
Pediculosis in Pigs
Rotaviral Enteritis
Anthrax
Pasteurellosis
Leptospirosis
Swine Dysentry
Tuberculosis
Protozonal Infection in Pigs
Some Common Ailments in Hogs
Other common ailments and their possible causes
Methods of Disease Control
Collection of Blood from Hogs for Haemolytical Examination
Mortality of Piglets
PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS
Pork Production
By-products
Judging and Grading of Live Pig
Tool Required for Slaughter
Steps for Slaughter of Hogs
Cuts from Pork Carcass
Slaughter Weight
Carcass Quality of Large White Yorkshire Pigs
Judging and Grading of Pig Cacass
Proportions of Edible and Inedible offals
Curing the Pork
Smoking of Cured Pork
Scrapple
Canned Pork
ECONOMICS OF PIG FARMING
Objectives
Factors Affecting Economy of Pig Farming
Example Economics of a Pig Farm with a Herd of 30 Sows
Example Economics of Small unit of Pig farming under S.F.D.A.
Example Economics for Pig Unit Consisting 5 Sows and 1 Boar
Example Economics of Pig Farming for Supply of 500 Kg Pork/Week
COMMERCIAL PIG FARMING
Why Do Pig farming ?
Scope for Pig Farming and its Contribution to National Economy
Financial Assitance Available from Banks/Nabard for Pig Farming
Scheme Formulation
Requirements of a Good Project
Sanction of Bank Loan and its Disbursement
Lending Terms Germs
Package of Management Practices Recommended for Commercial Pig Farming
Selection of Breeding Stock
Statewise Pig Population in India
List of Bacon Factories
Statewise Location of Pig Breeding Farms Pig Breeding Farms
Format for Submission of Schemes
Statewise Average Unit Cost of Breeding Stock
Economics of Pig Farming At a Glance
Economic of Pig Farming Investment Cost
(10 Sows + 1 Boar)
Economics of Pig Farming Techno Economics Parameters
Economics of Pig Farming Herd Projection Chart
Economics of Pig Farming Cashflow Analysis
Economics of Pig Farming Repayment Schedule
Space Requirement for Pigs
Nutrient Requirement of Breeding Stock
Nutrient Requirements of Growing Pigs
PLANT ECONOMICS OF PIG FARMING
Land and Building
Plant and Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total working Capital/Annum
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over / Annum
PLANT ECONOMICS OF PIG FARMING
Land and Building
Plant and Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total working Capital/Annum
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over / Annum
PLANT ECONOMICS OF PIGGERY MEAT PROCESSING
Land and Building
Plant and Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total working Capital/Annum
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over / Annum
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENTS
Land and Building
Plant and Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total working Capital/Annum
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over / Annum
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