Dietary effects on growth and reproductive performance on crossbred pigs

The present study was carried out on 30 Hampshire crossbred pigs maintained by 10 farmers of Ziontlang village of chandel district viz., two female and one male each (2:1) to each of farmers received.Out of which 50% (5 family) farmers reared and maintained their piglets on 30 % rice bran, 20 % kitchen waste and 50% rice fermented waste (D1) whereas rest of 50% farmers (5 family) maintained their piglets on D2 diets comprising of 30% crush maize,30% rice bran and 40% rice fermented waste.The average initial body weight of piglets maintained on D1 and D2 diets were 11.86±0.25kg and 11.78±0.41 kg respectively which was increased to 52.82±1.68 and 53.46±0.93 kg within four months of age. However the males were heavier than females at all the ages under study, the value of 6 months of age were 54.30±1.55 and 53.14±1.30 kg for males and females, respectively. Influence of diets was found to be non-significant on various reproductive traits.The age at sexual maturity, age at first farrowing, litter size at birth and at weanibg were found to by 8.45±0.32 and 8.38±0.35 months ,12.95±0.32 and 12.65±0.30 months,7.68±0.31 and 7.75±6.53 and 7.27±0.13 and 7.42±0.27 in D1 and D2 diets, respectively.The results indicated that the rice fermented waste may be incorporated in pigs grower ration Upto 50% level without any adverse effect on their growth and reproductive performance to minimize the cost of pig feed.