Mohakud Sidhartha S, Hazarika Razibuddin Ahmed, Sonowal Sarat, Bora Durlav P, Talukdar Archana, Tamuly Santanu, Lindahl Johanna F
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India.
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India.
Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2020 Jan 8;10(1):1711576. doi: 10.1080/20008686.2020.1711576. eCollection 2020.
Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about the pig rearing systems and risks of diseases. A total of 34 urban and 66 peri-urbanpig farms were selected randomly. All reared cross-bred pigs. Free-range pig rearing was common in both urban (58.8%) and peri-urban (45.45%) farms. Artificial insemination was used by around half of the pig farmers. Disinfection in pig farms was practiced in 26.5% of urban and 28.8% of peri-urban farms. More urban pig farms were observed to be moderately clean in (82.4%) compared to peri-urban (69.7%). However, more urban (67.7%) than peri-urban farms (57.6%) reported ahighrodent burden. Pig sheds were mostly basic, with bricked floors in 18.2% farms in peri-urban areas, and more than 80% had corrugated iron roofing sheets. In conclusion, free-roaming pigs in both urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati can contribute to disease transmission, and the low standard of hygiene and buildings may further increase the risk of diseases.
牲畜在印度城市很常见,对粮食安全和生计都有贡献。城市畜牧业一直被忽视,在印度,人们对这个话题知之甚少。因此,对印度阿萨姆邦古瓦哈蒂市的城市和城郊养猪场进行了调查,以便更多地了解养猪系统和疾病风险。总共随机选择了34个城市养猪场和66个城郊养猪场。所有饲养的都是杂交猪。自由放养在城市(58.8%)和城郊(45.45%)养猪场都很常见。大约一半的养猪户使用人工授精。26.5%的城市养猪场和28.8%的城郊养猪场进行了猪场消毒。观察发现,与城郊养猪场(69.7%)相比,更多的城市养猪场(82.4%)清洁程度中等。然而,报告鼠患严重的城市养猪场(67.7%)比城郊养猪场(57.6%)更多。猪舍大多很简陋,城郊地区18.2%的猪场地面是砖砌的,超过80%的猪场有波纹铁皮屋顶。总之,古瓦哈蒂市城市和城郊地区的自由放养的猪可能会导致疾病传播,卫生和建筑标准较低可能会进一步增加疾病风险。