Articles | Volume 64, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-365-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-365-2021
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09 Sep 2021
Original study |  | 09 Sep 2021

Reproductive performance of indigenous Lao pigs reared by small-scale farmers in northern provinces of Laos

Somsy Xayalath, Gabriella Novotni-Dankó, Péter Balogh, Klaus-Peter Brüssow, and József Rátky

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The study aimed to highlight the general trend of indigenous Lao pig utilization and the altered reproductive performance with special reference to location and rearing systems. Indigenous pigs are not only important for household consumption, but they also serve as household savings that the households use anytime, i.e. to support their children's education and traditional activity performance. Proper management is needed to improve reproductive performance of indigenous pigs in Laos.