author(s)
Papori Talukdar, G Samanta and G Dhananjaya Rao

abstract
A survey of locally available feed resources, feeding and management practices of pigs followed by farmers was observed in the six circles of Peren district of Nagaland, India. A total of 120 farmers were selected randomly for the study. Various locally available plant feeds at two different seasons was documented in this region and depending upon the season the availability of the fodder also alters. In most of the households pigs were fed with kitchen waste mixed with green roughages after cooking and fed twice in a day without addition of any feed supplements. Crossbred pigs were mostly preferred for rearing than local pigs because of more weight gain. Most of the farmers have temporary housing with provision of two adult animals per sty. Health related problems were also observed during both the season and was found that piglet mortality and occurrence of infectious disease is very high during summer season. Very few farmers practice vaccination and most of the farmers choose indigenous method of treatment. From this study it can be inferred that majority of the pig rearers were not aware of scientific rearing and feeding management practice, which results in low production performance, high mortality and more prone to occurrence of disease in pigs. Suitable feeding, management and healthcare strategies are necessary to understand the baseline situation, improve the existing condition and to overcome the constraints.