15. Asian breeds & locals

Question 1

ASIAN

Meishan

Answer 1

• Chinese breed
• Colourful pot bellied breed (belly goes down to the floor)
• Concave backline
• Fat
• Most prolific breed -> Litters up to 20 (many teats)
o Prolificacy genes (oestrogen & prolactin receptors) were identified
• Soft meat
• High perinatal losses of piglets

Question 2

ASIAN

Vietnamese pot bellied

Answer 2

• Small breed – dwarf breed
o Size of medium/large breed dog (30-140kg)
• Upright ears, straight tail
• Fat rolls over eyes/belly touching ground  Pig is overweight

Question 3

Large Black

Answer 3

ENDANGERED(Cornwall, GB)
• Medium-sized, long body
• Solid black (only wholly-black British pig)
• V. popular in 19th century, endangered breed nowadays
• Large litter (8-10)
• Boar: 270-300kg
• Sow: 250kg

Question 4

Wessex Saddleback/Wessex

Answer 4

• Black with white band around forequarters

* Tall, rangy animal adapted to foraging in woodland (New Forest)

Question 5

Black Iberian/Iberico

Answer 5

• Spain -> Jamon iberico
• Great ability to accumulate subcut fat & marbling
• Dark in colour (black, grey)
• Little or no hair
• Lean body
• Pata negra (black hoof) -> Common name

Question 6

Mangalitsa

Answer 6

(Hungarian)
•	Fat-type hog breed
•	Medium body size
•	Fine but strong skeleton
•	Low fertility, late maturity -> 5-6 piglets
•	Endangered
•	Used in organic farming
•	‘Pure bred’ Mangalitsa
o	Blond mangalica
o	Swallow-bellied mangalica
o	Red mangalica
•	Slaughtered ~150-200kg
•	Adult weights
o	Boar: 330-350kg
o Sow: 270-300kg

Question 7

Norwegian yorkshire:

Answer 7

endangered

Question 8

Kune kune

Answer 8

rare, new zealand

Small round shaped pig