author(s)
A Paul, S Das, A De, S Debbarma, J Roy, BK Sarkar and S Nandi

abstract
The study was conducted to produce basic information about the physical and reproductive features of Mali breed of pig with special emphasis to changes in hemato-biochemical parameters during weaning of piglets. The haematological parameters were estimated by using an automatic blood analyser. The biochemical parameters were analyzed by using diagnostic kits as per manufacturer’s instruction using spectrophotometer. The observations of the study showed mature body weight of female Mali pig is 64.14 ± 2.25 kg with age of puberty and length of estrous cycle are 154.12 ± 1.08 and 20.64 ± 0.13 days respectively. Different physical and haemato-biochemical parameters like body wt. changes (kg), Hb (%), total WBC, lymphocyte count, PCV(%), granulocyte (%), platelet counts, plasma albumin and aspartate transaminase (AST) showed significant (p<0.05) alteration among the pre-weaned and weaned group. The present study has generated the basic information of physical and reproductive features of Mali pig which signifies the importance of conserving this native breed. The current study might also help in designing further elaborate research to understand the variation of different physiological rhythms during weaning stress.