Socio-economic Status and Husbandry Practices of Local Pigs of Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

A study on socio economic status of local black pig rearing farmers and husbandry practices was carried out in 108 pig rearers in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.The study revealed that majority of the farmers was illiterates (73.14 %) followed by primary education (20.38%), secondary education (3.72 %) and remaining have degree qualification (2.76%) with an average of 5.44 members per family.The average land holding capacity was 1.79 acres and the mean annual income was 2,81,000 with a range of 75,000 to 4,00,000 and the mean drove size was 44.69 ± 1.18.The most common type of feeding was scavenging (85.19%).Majority of the pig rearers in the study area were not practicing deworming and vaccination.In most of the flocks, mortality of the adult pig was ranged from 6-10 %.Only 28.71 % of the pig rearers were providing houses.Kutcha floor (93.54%) and asbestos roofing (58.06%) were predominant. HIGHLIGHTSm Majority of the pig farmers were not providing housing.m The predominant type of rearing was scavenging.m Most of the pig rearers were illiterates in the study area.