Effect of azolla as a feed supplement for economical pig farming in India

The present study was conducted to see the effect of Azolla based diet on the growth performance of indigenous piglets. Piglets randomly divided into three equal groups and were offered control diet in T₁ group. Whereas, T₂ and T₃ were offered 20 per cent and 40 per cent of Azolla containing diet, respectively. The average initial body weight of the pigs at the start of experiment was 13.40±1.00 (T₁), 14.00±1.06 (T₂) and 14.00±0.68 (T₃) in kg. The average body weight was attained at the end of 13^th weeks of experimental periods was 37.33±1.82, 34.45±0.74 and 25.33±0.93 kg in T₁, T₂ and T₃ groups, respectively. Significantly lowest body weight at 13^th weeks of experiments was recorded in T₃ group than compare to T₁ and T₂ groups which did not differ significantly from each other.