Developing appropriate feeding and breeding strategies for improved smallholder pig production
Abstract
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The project aims to improve pig productivity on smallholder pig
farms in Uganda through maximizing nutrient utilization from
local cereal grains, and increasing access to improved breeding
material through enhanced use of artificial insemination (AI)
technologies. An evaluation of the effect of malting, and or
fermentation through laboratory chemical analyses, digestibility
studies and animal growth responses will be carried out.
Collection of semen, evaluation of quality and field inseminations
after 1-4 days of storage to evaluate reproductive performance
in comparison to natural mating will also be conducted. This
project will develop diets based on local feed ingredients that
provide adequate dietary nutrients available for utilization by
the weaned pig. Characterization, knowledge and viability of,
and conservation of pig semen under production conditions in
Uganda will help to increase access by smallholder farmers to
high performing males, reduce the risk of inbreeding while
eliminating costs of maintaining boars and risks of using
communal boars.
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