Tuesday, November 3, 2009

PIGS

PIGS

China is the leading country in rearing pigs, and has more than a third of the world's swine. It is the leading producer of pork. Germany and Poland are large pig­producers but many other countries including the Netherlands, the UK, France and Italy rear pigs on a large scale.
There are more than 128 lakh pigs in India. Of them, 14.5 per cent are graded and of exotic variety. White Yorkshire, Hampshire and Landrace are important exotic breeds of pig. Pork provides.rich animal protein at low cost.

- Efforts have been made to upgrade the animal by cross-breedings with exotic pigs. Largest number of pigs are found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

There are about 158 pig breeding/multiplication cent functioning in India.
A Centrally-sponsored scheme, namely, Assistance State for Integrated Piggery Development was imp mented during the Ninth Plan for strengthening the r breeding"'farms in the country. The scheme was disconti ued at the start of the Tenth Plan.

A new scheme on piggery development viz., 'lnl grated Piggery Development' has been initiated, on the basis of evaluation of the earlier scheme by NABARI during 2005-06. The scheme is part of a new restructun Centrally-sponsored macro management scheme viz., N tional Project for Improvement of Poultry and Sm, Animals.

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