Rani – PIG Form

RANI- PIG FARM

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Pig Rearing

A breeding programme was initiated at the ICAR-National Research Center on Pig, Guwahati by using Ghungroo as indigenous germplasm and Hampshire as exotic germplasm with the objective to develop a suitable crossbred pig for multipliers of north-eastern and neighboring region and the institute has successfully developed the crossbred pig variety named as Rani, based on the locality name. Generation interval was estimated as 1.5 years.

RANI PIG BREED

Rani – A potential crossbred pig

In order to achieve the objective, a planned crossbreeding program with rigorous selection resulted in development of Rani, crossbred pig variety with following features:

  • Higher litter size at birth (9-10) and weaning
  • Higher litter weight at birth, weaning and marketing (at 8 months age, wt:70-80 kg)
  • Promising growth rate
  • Better adaptability
  • Body condition of sow remain excellent up to fifth farrowing
SALIENT ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS:
Productive and reproductive traits
  • Weight/piglet at birth (kg) 1.20±0.04
  • Weight/piglet at weaning (kg) 7.12±0.52
  • Weaning Period (days) 42
  • Weight at 3 months of age(kg) 18.71±1.66
  • Weight at 6 months of age(kg) 48.86±3.02
  • Weight at 8 months of age/slaughter(kg) 78.26±4.70
  • Pre-weaning growth rate (g/d) 140.95±9.67
  • Post-weaning growth rate (g/d) (Weaning to 8 m) 359.95±16.41
Adaptive traits
  • Pre-weaning mortality rate (%) 4.61%
  • Post-weaning mortality rate (%) 5.12%
Carcass trait
  • Hot carcass weight (kg) 70.56±5.69
  • Dressing percentage(%) 74.22±0.91
  • Carcass length (cm) 96.85 ±5.12
  • Loin eye area(inch2) 4.63 ±0.35
  • Back fat thickness (cm)at 10th rib 1.75±0.23
Impact of Rani crossbred pig variety

Initially the developed variety was distributed to the stakeholders as live piglets of 2-5 months of age. Subsequently, with the introduction of artificial insemination using the semen of elite boars of the variety, more than 35000 piglets have been produced at farmers’ field. Presently the germplasm is available in form of live animal and liquid semen.

Potential of Rani crossbred pig for doubling farmers' income

Now assuming rearing of one indigenous sow with average litter size of 5.5 and average body weight of 45 kg/animal, a farmer can produce approximately 250 kg pork by selling of 8 months finisher pigs in a period of 1 year. Thus, a total of Rs.25000.00 can be earned by selling of pig assuming cost of pork of Rs. 100.00/kg.

On the contrary, keeping improved quality crossbred sow with average litter size of 9.5 and average body weight of 75 kg/animal a farmer can produce approximately 700 kg pork by selling of 8 months finisher pigs in a period of 1year. Thus a total of Rs.70000.00 can be earned during the same period. Thus, rearing improved germ plasm the farmers’ income will be increased up to 2.8 times

SOURCE/AVAILABILITY

  • ICAR-National Research Center on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, Assam
  • AICRP on Pig, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur
  • Mega Seed Project on Pig, ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland
  • Progressive farmers of Kamrup and Goalpara districts of Assam
  • Besides live animals, the liquid semen of Rani cross is also made available from ICAR-NRC on Pig, Rani, Guwahati.

PIG AI IN RANI GARDEN

FPO IN KARNATAKA

AI is successfully carried out at the primary pig farm in Rani Garden under the cooperation of Pig Research Centre.

  • AMRITH FPOs 2021-22: Mysore, Mysore Aramane Nagari Piggery Farmer Producer Company Ltd, share amount collected from 55 farmers and the total amount is 55,000
  • AMRITH FPOs 2021-22: Dharwad, Dharwad Varaha Utpadak Farmers producer company Ltd, share amount collected from 75 farmers and the total amount is 7,50,000
  • Hassan district: Amrutha Pig Producers Company Limited with farmers from Hassan & Chickamangalur district.

This FPO started in the year 2021-2022 and has more than 200 members. Their main activities were training all the members of the FPO, Exposure visits to various farms and government institutions, selling of piglets. They have marketed around 100 tonnes of Pigs to Nagaland.