Indian Journal of Field Veterinarians (The)
Open Access
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Adoption of improved pig rearing practices in Andhra Predesh

  • Author:
  • P. Asha Latha, K. Prabhakar
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 46 to 47

Department of Livestock Production and Management, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram-521102

Online published on 19 December, 2013.

Abstract

The present study was carried out on 95 farmers distributed under semi - urban (37) and rural areas (58) belonging to four mandals of Krishna district in AndhraPredesh..Study revealed that several farmers maintained their pigs according to their socio -economic status and knowledge level.There was a marked improvement in adoption of scientific pig rearing practices with respect to breeding,feeding, disease control, management both in semi-urban and rural areas after the scientific adoption.

Keywords

Pigs, Scientific Rearing, Adoption