Effect of Non-Genetic Factors on the Performance of Large White Yorkshire Piglets
33 / 13
Authors
-
R.S. Kathiravan
-
A. Karthikeyan
-
M. Murugan
-
P. Tensingh Gnanaraj
-
D. Balasubramanyam
Keywords:
LWY Piglets, Production traits, Non-genetic factorsAbstract
An attempt was made to establish the effect of non-genetic factors on performance for Large White Yorkshire piglets. The data were collected from PGRIAS, Kattupakkam. The overall least square means of birth weight, weaning weight and pre-weaning average daily gain were 1.307±0.003 kg, 7.522±0.026 kg and 147.927±0.605 g, respectively. The period, season and sex factors had significant sources of variation in both birth and weaning weights of piglets. The period of season had no significant effect on the pre- weaning average daily gain.
Downloads
References
Anonymous (2019). Twentieth Livestock Census - 2019. All India Report, Ministry of Agriculture Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
Archana, K., S.Selvam, T.Sivakumar and A.Serma Saravana Pandian (2018), Effects of Season, Sex and Period of Farrowing on Growth Performance of Large White Yorkshire Pigs, Int. J. Pure Appl. Biosci., 6: 900-903.
Ashitha, K, C.Balusami, John Abraham, S.Senthilmurugan and N.P.Sakkariya Ibrahim (2019), Effect of brooding systems on growth performance in large white Yorkshire piglets,
J. Pharm. Innov., 8(9): 195-198.
Devendran, P., A.Gopinathan, M.Murugan and
D.Cauveri (2015), Pre-weaning Body Weights of Large White Yorkshire (50%) pig crosses over generations, Indian J. Anim. Res., 49(3): 284-287.
Harvey, W.R. (1990), User guide for LSMLMW. Mix model least squares and maximum likelihood computer programme. PC-2 Version Mimeograph, Columbia, Chio. U.S.A.
Jayashree, P.C. and T.Sivakumar (2013), Influence of early weaning on productive and reproductive performance in large white Yorkshire pigs, Tamil Nadu J. Vet. Med. Anim. Sci., 9: 207-212.
Kalita, G., R.Buragohain, P.Saikia, K.Sarma and S.Rahman (2015), Effect of Weaning Age on Growth Performance and Feed Conversion Efficiency of Large White Yorkshire Piglets under Intensive System of Management in Mizoram, IJSRST, 4 (1): 90-94.
Ramesh, V., V.R.S.Kumar, K.Sivakumar, K., D.A.P.Singh and A.K.Thiruvenkadan (2012), Effect of swill feeding on the reproductive performance of large white Yorkshire pigs, Indian J. Vet. Sci. Biotech., 8(2): 42-45.
Sandhu, K.S., D.S.Malik, S.P.Chandrahas Sahoo and A.L.Saini (2018), Effect of weight and age- based split weaning on growth performances and welfare of LWY piglets, Indian J. Anim. Res., 52:1087-1090.
Shende, G.P., R.M.V.Prasad, Sarath Chandra, Gnana Prakash, D.Nagalakshmi and M.Srinivas Reddy (2022), Performance of LWY piglets reared on cement concrete floor during pre- weaning period, J. Pharm. Innov., SP-11(9): 2927-2934.
Toshimongla, A., Z.Galib Uz, A.Abdul, R.N.Goswami, K.Dhireswar, S.Jitendra and K.Ahmed (2020), Studies on pre and post- weaning growth performance of Hampshire x Desi half-bred pigs, J. Entomol. Zoo. Stud., 8(4): 420-423.
