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GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED (LWY X DESI) BARROWS UNDER DIFFERENT FLOOR SPACE ALLOCATIONS

A. Gopinathan, K. Suresh Kumar, S.M.K. Karthickeyan, J. Ramesh, S.N. Sivaselvam

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¹Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, (TANUVAS) Kattupakkam - 603 203, India

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Cite article:- Gopinathan A., Kumar Suresh K., Karthickeyan S.M.K., Ramesh J., Sivaselvam S.N. (2025). GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED (LWY X DESI) BARROWS UNDER DIFFERENT FLOOR SPACE ALLOCATIONS. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 47(6): 561-563. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The effect of floor space allocation on growth rate and feed intake of crossbred barrows from 5th to 9th month of age was investigated. Three treatment groups with a floor space of 1.0 m2 (T1), 1.2 m2 (T2) and 1.8 m2 (T3) per pig were maintained and each group contains seven pigs and monthly body weight and feed intake were recorded. Significant difference (Pere highest in T2 (1.2 m2/pig) group. Hence, it was concluded that 1.2 m2 floor space/pig proved to be an optimum for finisher pigs to produce better growth rate.

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