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The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati

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Title The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
 
Creator Mohakud, S.S.
Hazarika, R.A.
Sonowal, S.
Bora, D.P.
Talukdar, A.
Tamuly, S.
Lindahl, Johanna F.
 
Subject swine
animal production
 
Description Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about the pig rearing systems and risks of diseases. A total of 34 urban and 66 peri-urbanpig farms were selected randomly. All reared cross-bred pigs. Free-range pig rearing was common in both urban (58.8%) and peri-urban (45.45%) farms. Artificial insemination was used by around half of the pig farmers. Disinfection in pig farms was practiced in 26.5% of urban and 28.8% of peri-urban farms. More urban pig farms were observed to be moderately clean in (82.4%) compared to peri-urban (69.7%). However, more urban (67.7%) than peri-urban farms (57.6%) reported ahighrodent burden. Pig sheds were mostly basic, with bricked floors in 18.2% farms in peri-urban areas, and more than 80% had corrugated iron roofing sheets. In conclusion, free-roaming pigs in both urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati can contribute to disease transmission, and the low standard of hygiene and buildings may further increase the risk of diseases.
 
Date 2020-01-01
2020-01-13T11:55:25Z
2020-01-13T11:55:25Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mohakud, S.S., Hazarika, R.A., Sonowal, S., Bora, D.P., Talukdar, A., Tamuly, S. and Lindahl, J.F. 2020. The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 10(1): 1711576.
2000-8686
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106505
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2020.1711576
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source Infection Ecology and Epidemiology