Pig farming system in district of Ambala: A case study Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ambala, Haryana

Abstract

Total of 18 training programs (14 on and 04 off) covering many facets of commercial pig farming, including breeding, housing, swine products, by-products, disease prevention and management, and marketing management, were organized between 2020 to 2025. During the five years of pig farming demonstration experience. It was discovered that this method produces high-quality protein and various minerals with few inputs, particularly for malnourished and growing youngsters. In addition to giving rural residents direct or indirect jobs, the swine business is a vital source of supplemental revenue for many marginal and landless farmers. Pigs, often known as salvagers or scavengers, transform waste materials into high-quality nutrients that humans cannot use. Additionally, it offers nutritional security, particularly to the impoverished in rural areas. Insufficient technological expertise (73.60%), high mortality in early life (60.80%), Poor litter size (57.60%), Poor body weight gain (51.60%), less availability of Breed (49.20%), Economic problems (42.80) and social taboos (41.20%) were the major constrains perceived by pig farmers in adaptation of piggery farming in these areas.