Characterization of smallholder pig breeding practices within a rural commune of North Central Vietnam

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationHanoi University of Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationNagoya Universityen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierMa. Lucila Lapar: 0000-0002-4214-9845
cg.creator.identifierKaren Marshall: 0000-0003-4197-1455
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-015-0817-4en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1573-7438en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL BREEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriBREEDSen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.volume47en
dc.contributor.authorIeda, Nen
dc.contributor.authorQuang Van Buien
dc.contributor.authorNga Nguyen Thi Duongen
dc.contributor.authorLapar, Ma. Lucilaen
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Karenen
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-01T21:35:15Zen
dc.date.available2016-03-01T21:35:15Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/72409
dc.titleCharacterization of smallholder pig breeding practices within a rural commune of North Central Vietnamen
dcterms.abstractThis case study focused on a pig production system in a rural area of North Central Vietnam, with a focus on describing household pig breeding practices and estimating herd demographic parameters, particularly on reproduction. One hundred five households undertaking small-scale piglet production were surveyed, with information gathered on 3268 individual pigs. Pig keeping contributed variably to the overall household livelihood portfolio, with female household members as the main decision makers, contributors to labor, and beneficiaries of income from the pig enterprise. All households kept between one and four young or adult sows, with 69 % of these sows of a local breed type (predominantly Mong Cai), 28 % a cross between a local sow and an exotic sow (predominantly Large White), and the remainder (3 %) as exotic sows. Eighty-eight percent of the piglets produced were cross-bred, while 12 % were local breed. No adult males were kept by the surveyed households, reflecting the common use of artificial insemination for mating purposes. The most common breeding system practiced—the keeping of Mong Cai females and production of cross-bred piglets—capitalizes on the small body size and high fecundity of the sows and the fast growth rate and leanness of the cross-bred piglets. The survey tool used, which was based on farmer recall of events over the preceding 12-month period, appeared to give reasonable results although some recall bias could be detected. This case study will serve as an entry point to planned broader scale characterization and development of pig breeding systems in North Central Vietnam.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2015-05-07
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIeda, N., Quang Van Bui, Nga Thi Duong Nguyen, Lapar, M.L. and Marshall, K. 2015. Characterization of smallholder pig breeding practices within a rural commune of North Central Vietnam. Tropical Animal Health and Production 47(6): 1005-1016.en
dcterms.extentp. 1005-1016en
dcterms.issued2015-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectanimal breedingen
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen
dcterms.subjectbreedsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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