Effect of Three Indegenous Pig Breeds and Creep Feeding on Pre-Wearing Litter Performance
| dc.contributor.author | Molapo, S. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Okello-Uma., I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odenya, W.O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-29T16:07:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-29T16:07:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to determine the litter performance of three indigenous pig breeds in Lesotho based on birth weight and weaning weight. Twenty-seven suckling pigs weighing (0.90 – 1.30 kg) were assigned to three treatments of three levels of feeds. The experiment was designed as a randomised 3*3 factorial of three breeds and three dietary treatments of Makhulo feeds. Three piglets from each breed received the experimental diet (Makhulo commercial feeds) of 200g/day, 100g/day and 0g/day (control) for a period of six weeks. Mean birth weight was 1.13, 0.97 and 1.23kg for Breed 1 (black with smooth coat), Breed 2 (black with rough coat) and Breed 3 (black and white) and were significantly different (P<0.05). The mean weight at weaning (11.62, 7.85 and 10.72kg) was significantly different among the three breeds. The average weaning weight was 11.74, 10.13, and 8.32kg for the 200g/day, 100g/day and 0g/day, respectively. The GLM procedure was used for analyzing the dataset. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14155/261 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | National University of Lesotho: Faculty of Agriculture | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Effect of Three Indegenous Pig Breeds and Creep Feeding on Pre-Wearing Litter Performance | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |