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Generation-wise performance evaluation of Ghoongroo pig: An effort to improve the productivity

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Title Generation-wise performance evaluation of Ghoongroo pig: An effort to improve the productivity
 
Creator BANIK, SANTANU
KUMAR, SATISH
DAS, PRANAB JYOTI
BARMAN, KESHAB
THOMAS, R
ISLAM, R
KUMAR, SUNIL
GUPTA, V K
 
Subject Generation-wise performance evaluation, Ghoongroo pig, Production traits, Reproductive traits
 
Description Ghoongroo pig is the first recognized pig breed in India from the North Bengal and adjoining districts of Assam. This breed has been evolved through continuous breeding and selection within its native breeding tract. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the genetic performance of Ghoongroo pigs across generations, utilizing data collected over a 13-year period (2008-2021) from the Nucleus Pig Breeding Farm at the ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig in Guwahati, Assam. The analysis of productive, reproductive and carcass traits revealed continuous improvements in litter size, litter weight, weaning weight and other traits over successive generations due to selective breeding. The study highlighted the consistent genetic progress achieved through selective breeding within the Ghoongroo pig breed. The scientifically managed nucleus herd of Ghoongroo pigs at the research institute serves as a valuable repository for preserving the breed’s genetic resources and acts as a conservation unit for this unique indigenous breed.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2024-11-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/138253
10.56093/ijans.v94i11.138253
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol. 94 No. 11 (2024); 960–965
2394-3327
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/138253/57221
 
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