The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati

Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about...

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Autores principales:	Sidhartha S. Mohakud, Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika, Sarat Sonowal, Durlav P. Bora, Archana Talukdar, Santanu Tamuly, Johanna F. Lindahl
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	pig rearing urban livestock keeping urban and peri-urban agriculture pig husbandry free-ranging livestock Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:302e6a5294204339bf3c7277fbd127b02021-11-04T15:00:43ZThe extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati2000-868610.1080/20008686.2020.1711576https://doaj.org/article/302e6a5294204339bf3c7277fbd127b02020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2020.1711576https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8686Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about the pig rearing systems and risks of diseases. A total of 34 urban and 66 peri-urbanpig farms were selected randomly. All reared cross-bred pigs. Free-range pig rearing was common in both urban (58.8%) and peri-urban (45.45%) farms. Artificial insemination was used by around half of the pig farmers. Disinfection in pig farms was practiced in 26.5% of urban and 28.8% of peri-urban farms. More urban pig farms were observed to be moderately clean in (82.4%) compared to peri-urban (69.7%). However, more urban (67.7%) than peri-urban farms (57.6%) reported ahighrodent burden. Pig sheds were mostly basic, with bricked floors in 18.2% farms in peri-urban areas, and more than 80% had corrugated iron roofing sheets. In conclusion, free-roaming pigs in both urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati can contribute to disease transmission, and the low standard of hygiene and buildings may further increase the risk of diseases.Sidhartha S. MohakudRazibuddin Ahmed HazarikaSarat SonowalDurlav P. BoraArchana TalukdarSantanu TamulyJohanna F. LindahlTaylor & Francis Grouparticlepig rearingurban livestock keepingurban and peri-urban agriculturepig husbandryfree-ranging livestockInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInfection Ecology & Epidemiology, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	pig rearing urban livestock keeping urban and peri-urban agriculture pig husbandry free-ranging livestock Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	pig rearing urban livestock keeping urban and peri-urban agriculture pig husbandry free-ranging livestock Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Sidhartha S. Mohakud Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika Sarat Sonowal Durlav P. Bora Archana Talukdar Santanu Tamuly Johanna F. Lindahl The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
description	Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about the pig rearing systems and risks of diseases. A total of 34 urban and 66 peri-urbanpig farms were selected randomly. All reared cross-bred pigs. Free-range pig rearing was common in both urban (58.8%) and peri-urban (45.45%) farms. Artificial insemination was used by around half of the pig farmers. Disinfection in pig farms was practiced in 26.5% of urban and 28.8% of peri-urban farms. More urban pig farms were observed to be moderately clean in (82.4%) compared to peri-urban (69.7%). However, more urban (67.7%) than peri-urban farms (57.6%) reported ahighrodent burden. Pig sheds were mostly basic, with bricked floors in 18.2% farms in peri-urban areas, and more than 80% had corrugated iron roofing sheets. In conclusion, free-roaming pigs in both urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati can contribute to disease transmission, and the low standard of hygiene and buildings may further increase the risk of diseases.
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author	Sidhartha S. Mohakud Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika Sarat Sonowal Durlav P. Bora Archana Talukdar Santanu Tamuly Johanna F. Lindahl
author_facet	Sidhartha S. Mohakud Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika Sarat Sonowal Durlav P. Bora Archana Talukdar Santanu Tamuly Johanna F. Lindahl
author_sort	Sidhartha S. Mohakud
title	The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
title_short	The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
title_full	The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
title_fullStr	The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
title_full_unstemmed	The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati
title_sort	extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of guwahati
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/302e6a5294204339bf3c7277fbd127b0
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The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati

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