Balanced Feeding at Pre- and Post Farrowing Period to Evaluate the Performances of New Born Piglets

A systematic study was conducted to evaluate the effect of balanced feeding to pregnant gilt and sow during pre and post farrowing on performances of their newborn piglets upto weaning ( 8 weeks) at village condition of Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh. A total of 36 cross bred ( Large white Yorkshire X Local) gilts and sows were selected for the study and divided into two groups. Trial group animal (n=18) were fed 1.5 kg of extra concentrate balanced feed along with traditional feed and in control group animals (n=18) fed only with traditional feed prepared with locally available feed stuff. Data were recorded of 215 numbers of new born piglets received in both the groups on the basis of piglet mortality and body weight at birth, 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th and 8^th weeks of age. The average pre-weaned piglet mortality was recorded as 14.2%. The average piglet body weight at birth, 2^nd weeks, 4^th weeks, 6^th weeks and 8^th weeks in the trial and control group was recorded as 0.85 ± 0.02 and 0.65 ± 0.02; 3.35 ± 0.12 and 2.29± 0.05; 5.57 ± 0.21 and 3.73 ± 0.06; 7.83 ± 0.31 and 5.24 ± 0.02 and 10.33 ± 0.41 and 7.14 ± 0.02 kg, respectively.