Health related management practices at pig farms of North East India

Asurvey was been conducted among the pig farmers in rural areas of all North East hill states ofIndiaaboutthemanagementpractices followed for the better income from swine farming. Parameters studied are mainlymanagementalpracticeslikehousingsystem,feedsupplementation,deworming,vaccinationandtreatmentstrategies. As per the present study findings, the intensive housing system was followed by 56.22% of farms, 73.09% of animals were supplemented with nutritional supplements with either iron, minerals and vitamins or both. Deworming and vaccination practices were followed in 52.61% and 54.22% of the animals, respectively. About 23.69% of the total animals were treated with antibiotics at one or the other time. The findings of the presentstudystressestheneedofimprovementinthehealthrelatedmanagemental practices which can play a vital role in controlling the disease outbreaks and can improve the economic status of small scale pig farmers