AUTHOR=Kadirvel Govindasamy , Devi Yumkhaibam Sovarani , Naskar Syamal , Bujarbaruah K. M. , Khargariah Gutum , Banik Santanu , Singh Ningthoujam Suraj , Gonmei Chamniugongliu TITLE=Performance of crossbred pigs with indigenous and Hampshire inheritance under a smallholder production system in the Eastern Himalayan hill region JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics VOLUME=14 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1042554 DOI=10.3389/fgene.2023.1042554 ISSN=1664-8021 ABSTRACT=
Pig productivity is very low in the Eastern Himalayan hill region due to the poor performance of local pigs. To improve pig productivity, it was decided to develop a crossbred pig of Niang Megha indigenous and Hampshire as an exotic germplasm. The performance of crossbred pigs with different levels of Hampshire and indigenous inheritance—H-50 × NM-50 (HN-50), H-75 × NM-25 (HN-75), and H-87.5 × NM-12.5 (HN-87.5)—was compared for their performance to find a suitable level of genetic inheritance. Among the crossbreds, HN-75 performed better in terms of production, reproduction performance, and adaptability.