Comparative study of Indigenous pig production in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Peradeniyaen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Animal Husbandry, Vietnamen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.coverage.countrySri Lanka
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LK
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAlly Okeyo Mwai: 0000-0003-2379-7801
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/ijlp2016.0306en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2141-2448en
cg.issue10en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Livestock Productionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriINDIGENOUS BREEDSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.volume7en
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Gamamada Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepaen
dc.contributor.authorThuy, L.T.en
dc.contributor.authorAbeykoon, N.D.en
dc.contributor.authorHanh, N.T.H.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, R.C.en
dc.contributor.authorOkeyo Mwai, Allyen
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Mohamed N.M.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-21T13:15:03Zen
dc.date.available2016-12-21T13:15:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78449
dc.titleComparative study of Indigenous pig production in Vietnam and Sri Lankaen
dcterms.abstractSmallholder pig farming is an important livelihood source in many rural communities of countries in Asia region such as Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The indigenous pig population is diminishing over the years and it requires a better attention for conservation and sustainable utilization. The objectives of this study were to identify the pig farming system characteristics and investigate the effect of these characteristics on keeping pigs for livelihood in Vietnam and Sri Lanka. A total of 725 households were surveyed including 264 keeping pigs and 461 without pigs. Farming system characteristics were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The effect of farming system characteristics on keeping pigs for livelihood was determined by logistic regression models (Models I and II). The results revealed that majority of famers (>80) kept indigenous pigs as an income source in both countries. Free range pig rearing system with low cost feeding (mainly the kitchen waste) was predominant in Sri Lanka whereas confined pigs and providing commercial concentrates was mainly practiced in Vietnam. The average herd size was significantly (p<0.05) different in Vietnam (8) and in Sri Lanka (4). Age at first farrowing, farrowing intervals and number of piglets per farrow were higher in Vietnam than in Sri Lanka. The results of model-I showed that family size, availability of piped water, keeping other livestock than pigs, watering pigs adlibitum, positively influenced keeping pigs for home consumption, whereas feeding kitchen waste, availability of water connection in working condition and livestock income negatively influenced for the same attribute. The results of model-II revealed that availability of river water and livestock income have positive impacts while availability of piped water and watering pigs adlibitum have negative impacts on keeping pigs as a income source. These findings will be useful in formulating policies to conserve the gene pool of indigenous pigs and facilitate the indigenous pig production. Increasing indigenous pig production will contribute in considerable level to ensure the food security and income generation of rural families.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2016-10-31
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSilva, G.L.L.P., Thuy, L.T., Abeykoon, N.D., Hanh, N.T.H., Bett, R.C., Okeyo, M. and Ibrahim, M.N.M. 2016. Comparative study of Indigenous pig production in Vietnam and Sri Lanka. International Journal of Livestock Production 7(10): 84-93.en
dcterms.extentp. 84-93en
dcterms.issued2016-10-31
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherAcademic Journalsen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectswineen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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