Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate effect of pig rearers personal characteristics and some constraints on pig production in Mubi zone of Adamawa State Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to purposely sample 210 small-holder pig keepers in the study area. Data obtained were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). The result of this study showed that pig reares personal characteristics have significant effect on small holder pig production in the study area. The result also indicated that, the growth of small holder pig production is adversely affected by high cost of feed, religious believe and inadequate capital. Government support to improve on the small-holder pig production in the area of finance, provision of inputs, Veterinary and recommended.