Doable Technology - Pig & Rabbit Production Technology

Pig Production Technology

Developed an upgraded pig variety (87.5 % exotic inheritance) by crossing Local pigs with Hampshire pigs

Traits	Exotic	Local	Upgraded
Litter size at weaning (no)	6.42	3.05	7.20
Weight at weaning (kg)	11.05	4.4	10.65
Weight at 10 months (kg)	74.25	25.72	71.38
Age at first farrowing (days)	525	362	478
Farrowing interval (days)	189	210	195

Rabbit Production Technology

Screened and recommended New Zealand White, Soviet Chinchilla and German Angora rabbit

Traits	New Zealand white	Soviet Chinchilla	German Angora
Litter size at weaning (no)	5.24	5.44	5.10
Weight at 180 days (kg)	3.14	2.97	2.58
Inter kindling period (days)	85	85	83
No of crops/doe/year	4	4	4
Wool yield/rabbit/year (g)	-	-	670

Housing

Pig housing system for high rainfall areas was developed. This system protects pigs from cold weather and easy run off of rainwater from the roof of the sty, thus avoiding water logging and related problems in the pig sty.

Rabbit housing systems were developed for different production systems viz small-scale, medium-scale and commercial. Low cost housing systems were developed utilizing locally available materials

Reproduction & Feeding

Standardized the Artificial Insemination Technology for pigs to suit the local conditions. Low cost semen collection, packing and insemination methods were developed, demonstrated and popularized in adjacent villages. A conception rate of 65-70% was achieved under field conditions.

Developed ration with 40 -70% boiled sweet potato for pigs. Developed ration with under utilized crops like Job’s tears (Coix lachryma-Jobi) and buck wheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) for weaner and grower pigs

DOT ELISA Diagnostic kit for monitoring antibody level against Bunostomum and Oesophagostomum
parasites

Health Care

A simple, rapid, safe and economical method of DNA extraction for sexing of embryo and chicks by using DNA extracted from embryonic tissue, whole blood and feather bulb by multiplex PCR

Simple multiplex PCR protocol for diagnosis of sex of ducks and duck embryos

Health Calendar – Pig

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
			Monthly deworming for GI Parasites						Special care for mite and GI Parasites
				Special care for Coocidiosis					Special care for mite and GI Parasites

Health Calendar – Rabbit

Jan

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Mar

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Special care for Coocidiosis

Special care for mite

Special care for GI tape worms