Korean Native
| Country of origin | Korea |
|---|---|
| Traits | |
| Hair | black |
| Notes | |
| long nose, erect ears[1] | |
|
Pig Sus scrofa domesticus | |
The Korean Native is a breed of domestic pig indigenous to Korea. The meat is preferred to that of imported breeds and is of a darker red colour.[1]
Characteristics
The Korean Native was reported to have glossy black hair, dished face, greatly protruded mouth, big eyes, straightly upright ears, round shoulder, narrow rear back, wide chest, long hip, well balanced short legs and 10-12 teats (Taimatsu, 1917). 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]
References
- 1 2 Breed data sheet: Korean Native/Korea, Republic of. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2015.
- ↑ Zewdu Edea, Sang-Wook Kim, Kyung-Tai Lee, Tae Hun Kim, and Kwan-Suk Kim (2014). Genetic Structure of and Evidence for Admixture between Western and Korean Native Pig Breeds Revealed by Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science 27 (9): 1263–1269. doi:10.5713/ajas.2014.14096 PMC 4150192
- Porter, V. (1993) Pigs, a handbook to the breeds of the World. Helm information Ltd. UK.
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