@article{oai:minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003868,
 author = {池谷, 和信 and Ikeya, Kazunobu},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {国立民族学博物館研究報告, Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {アフロ・ユーラシアにおける牧畜を対象にした人間生態学・生態人類学的研
究では，これまでウシ，ヒツジ，ヤギ，ラクダ，トナカイなどの群居性の有蹄
類に属する哺乳動物を対象にして，家畜と人との相互のかかわり方が把握され
てきた。しかし，ブタの牧畜に関しては，国内外をとおして先行研究がまった
くみられない。そこで本研究は，バングラデシュの中央部に位置するベンガル
デルタにおけるブタを対象にした遊牧の実態を把握することを目的とする。筆
者は，2007 年12 月以降現在まで，おのおのは短期間ではあるが9 回にわたり
バングラデシュ国内において絶えず移動中のブタの群れを探し求めること，群
れのなかのブタの年齢や性別構成を聞き取ることなど，飼育技術や移動形態な
どの生産に関する直接観察を行った。ここでは，「大規模所有者」（約800 ～
1000 頭のブタを所有）に焦点を当てることを通して遊牧の実際が把握される。
その結果は，以下のとおりである。
　遊牧されるブタは，一部のゴミ捨て場でのブタを除いて，1 年を通してデル
タに分布する野生タロを中心とした野生植物に全面的に依存する。とりわけ乾
季にはブタは収穫後の農地に入いり，農民にとっては雑草と評価されている植
物を掘り起こして根の部分を食べる。収穫後の水田では，稲の収穫の際にこぼ
れ落ちた米粒が残っており，それが利用される。また，ブタの群れは，常に移
動しているのできめ細かい移動の範囲を確定できないが，およそ10 ～ 20 平方
km の遊動域を見出すことができる。ブタは，群れの移動と採食のための一時
的滞在とを繰り返す。2 時間弱のなかで母豚による授乳の時間が4 回みられた。
この授乳活動は，牧夫がそれぞれの子ブタを誘導するのではなくて，子ブタの
方が積極的に働きかけて群れのなかで自主的に開始される行動である。さら
に，牧夫による群れの管理には音声が使われる。牧夫は生後まもない子ブタを殺すこと，別の母親への子ブタの移出などによって各母ブタへの負担を均等に
する努力をしている。同時に，ブタの年齢に応じて群れを変えるなどして群れ
全体の管理がなされている。他のブタ飼育者からブタが購入されることなどに
よっても，ブタの所有頭数が維持される。
　以上のように，バングラデシュのブタを対象にした遊牧は，年中群れととも
に移動をして自然資源を利用する点，100 ～ 200 頭の単位ごとの群れで分散飼
育して多様な環境を季節や微地形に応じてきめ細かく利用する点など，熱帯モ
ンスーンアジアのデルタにおける自然特性に応じた資源利用の形をよく示して
いる。, Previous studies of the interaction between pigs and humans have
emphasized house pigs, which are managed by keepers in sedentary settlements.
On the other hand, no ethnological studies have been made of
nomadic native pigs. Therefore, it remains unclear whether these pig groups
are nomadic or semi-nomadic in different study areas. Nobody knows who
keeps these pigs, how they are cared for and controlled, or for what purpose
they are being kept. Many anthropological studies of nomadic pastoralism
have been made, with the noteworthy exception of such pigs: a lone study of
pigs in Bangladesh is available in the literature. To investigate the actual conditions
of this type of nomadic pig husbandry, the author conducted ethnological
field research during the dry season (December 2007–February 2008) and
the rainy season (July–August, 2008). First, nomadic pig herds were sought in
the Dhaka area, Tangail District, and Gazipur District in the Bengal delta of
Bangladesh. The herds were then followed and observed to discover how they
fed and their routes of movement.
In Bangladesh, pigs are raised by humans. They are seasonally nomadic
while their owners seek grazing land and fodder for them. Each herd studied
included approximately 100–200 pigs. The herds move over vast areas while
seeking food in cultivated field lands. The movements very according to the
seasons, the routes chosen according to food availability. Regarding the daily
routine of nomadic pig husbandry, pig keepers depart from their camp in the
morning and return to it in the evening. While herding their pigs, they diligently
prevent the pigs from entering cultivated fields. Each herd occupies a
wide area while seeking food in the open fields. By calling the pigs, the keepers
can reduce the area that the animals occupy: that is to say the pigs pay
attention to the commands of their handlers.
The route of movement of the pigs and the seasonal change of land use
are illustrative. Pig groups moved according to the season, depending on the
availability of food resources. During the rainy season (June–September), they
are able to live near flooded rivers. In years with large-scale flooding, they
are reportedly kept in the forest, where they can eat trees roots. During thedry season, they are kept in cultivated fields after harvest. By digging in the
soil, pigs are able to eat some plants that are considered noxious weeds by the
farmers. The pigs can also eat rice grain remaining in paddy fields after harvest.
However, when farmers began using a field for wheat and maize, the
pigs had to be moved to other areas.
The seasonal change in feeding resources was as follows. During the
dry season, wild plants such as taro were the most important feeding resource
supporting nomadic pig husbandry. Crops were also used. During the rainy
season, earthworms were used as fodder. I observed cases of pigs kept in rubbish
disposal areas for a few months near the main road of the city. In this
case, two keepers made a camp and cared for their pigs. The rubbish site was
constantly supplied from the city with kitchen refuse, which the pigs were
keen to eat. In February 2008, two handlers were keeping their pigs in the
same refuse area. However, in August 2008, they lost this resource because a
local government office prohibited use of the land as a rubbish dump. No further
information relating to how they cared for their pigs was obtainable after
that.
Nomadic pig pastoralism in Bangladesh depends on the seasonal use of
natural resources and on less-seasonal kitchen refuse when available. The significance
of this case study, for interactions between pigs and humans in tropical
monsoon Asia, will be explored further in the near future.},
 pages = {493--529},
 title = {バングラデシュのベンガルデルタにおけるブタの遊牧},
 volume = {36},
 year = {2012},
 yomi = {イケヤ, カズノブ}
}