Animal Production

Animal Production

Goat Production

Pig Production

Rabbit Production

  1. Developed the package of practices for broiler rabbit production.
  2. Productive and reproductive performance were studied under field condition.
  3. 20 farmers were selected from East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya for rabbit rearing.
  4. All the farmers were given 3 days training on rabbit and pig production in the Division of Animal Production.
  5. One unit of pig (two female and one male) / one unit of rabbit (two female and one male) was given to the selected farmers.

Backyard Poultry Production with Improved Germplasm

Performance Comparison


Parameters

Desi fowl

Gramapriya

Vanaraja

Annual Egg production (Nos.)

50-60

140-150

120-140

Live Body  Weight (Kg.)

1-1.5

2.0-2.5

3.0-3.5

Feeding Practice and Health Management

  1. Scavenging
  2. Feeding of broken rice, Broken Maize, kitchen waste, crop by-products, shell grit, etc.
  3. Supplementation of concentrate feed

Vaccination Schedule

Name of the disease

Name of the vaccine

Age

Marek’s disease

Hvt. M.D. Vaccine

Day old

Ranikhet disease

F-1/Lasota

4 - 7 days

I.B.D

Intermediate plus

14 - 18 days

Ranikhet disease

F-1/Lasota

35 days

Fowl pox

Chicken embryo adapted

6 - 7 weeks

Ranikhet disease

R2B strain killed vaccine

8 - 10 weeks

Alternate Poultry Species for Rural Poultry Production

Performance

Parameters

Japanese quail

Turkey

Age at First Egg (days)

50

200

Annual Egg production (nos.)

200

100

Egg Weight (g)

10

70

Body  Weight at Market Age (g)

180-200

4000-5000

Duroc is famous for lean meat/pork production, Cooper red colour body, long body and very good build up, drooping ear, good growth and production potential. This picture depicts mating behaviour in adult pigs with frothing and likelihood of mounting female.

Hampshire boar (male pig) for breeding purpose.  Hampshire is well adapted exotic breed of pig in north east region. This is used for grading up of local pigs to develop 75 and 87.5 percent upgraded pig variety, which is already developed at Davison of Livestock Production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. 

Semi intensive goat house for keeping goats. Concrete or wooden flooring, asbestos roof with fencing.  Goat house floor should be raised from the ground level from 05 to 1 meter.