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The Nero Siciliano is raised both for fresh meat and for salumi.Animals for direct consumption are usually slaughtered at 6–7 months, at a weight of 60–70 kg (130–150 lb), while those for the production of preserved meats are usually slaughtered at 10–11 months, when they weigh 110–120 kg (240–260 lb).
"Breeds of Livestock - Swine Breeds". ansi.okstate.edu. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. Ekarius, Carol (2008). Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60342-036-5
The Wuzhishan is a Chinese breed of small domestic pig from the Wuzhishan mountains of Hainan Island, off the south coast of China.It was formerly numerous in the island, but in the later twentieth century numbers fell heavily as a consequence of indiscriminate cross-breeding with pigs of faster-growing breeds.
Its major characteristics are high-propagating power, superior meat quality and strong adaption ability. (Yeo et al. 2000). Its growth rate and feed conversion ratio are lower than in imported breeds, but it yields meat of higher quality and adapts better to extensive management. [2]
The publication in 1955 of the Howitt Report – which discouraged rearing of all but the three pig breeds most suitable for intensive pig farming – further reduced interest in keeping slower-growing traditional breeds such as the Sandy and Black, [6] which by the 1960s or early 1970s was extinct as a pure-bred traditional breed.
The world record for the heaviest pig so far is held by Big Bill, owned by Elias Buford Butler of Jackson, Tennessee. It was a Poland China breed of hog that tipped the scales at 2,552 pounds (1,158 kg) in 1933. [14] Bill was due to be exhibited at the Chicago World Fair when he broke a leg and had to be put down. At about this point in time ...
[2]: 629 [3] Meat from this breed may be marketed under the brand name "Kurobuta", meaning "black pig". [2]: 629 Pork from Kagoshima Berkshire pigs constitutes approximately 2% of the total annual production in Japan. The meat is considered tender and flavoursome; it is a premium product, in demand throughout the country. [2]: 629
It is a sub-group of the Taihu pig and is a small to medium-sized (275-400 lbs) breed with large drooping ears, and wrinkled black skin. Meishan Pigs are extremely docile and renowned for their tender and flavorful red meat pork. [2] [3] Native to Southern China, the breed is best known for its large litters of 15-22 piglets.