Zootechnical performances and profitability of local breed’s pigs fattened through the application of feed and health technological packages in traditional livestock farms in Casamance, Senegal

This work aims to assess the effects of application feed and health technological packages on zootechnical-economic performance local breeds pigs in Casamance. It involved 253 young pigs, provided by 44 traditional farms. The package group (FHT) were kept permanent confinement fed ad-libitum with a diet containing 15% dried cashew apple pulp, while controls (HT) raised free-range area usual way farmers. zootechnical economic parameters collected processed ANOVA test linear regression. results showed significant improvement status, live body weight, carcass weight daily gain mean FHT compared HT (p < 0.05). production costs lower than those control pigs’ groups. They generated average for selling loss weight. use is advised pig farming price incentives are necessary make fattening activity sustainable.