Breitowoer pig
The Breitowoer pig ( Russian Брейтовская , transcribed Breitowskaja ) is a multi-purpose pig breed from Russia .
Breeding history
The breed was bred at the Breitowo State Breeding Farm in Yaroslavl Oblast , hence the name. Original breeds were Large White and Middle White from Great Britain , Danish Landrace from Denmark , lop-eared pigs from Latvia and Lithuania and Polesian pigs from Belarus . In 1948 the breed was officially recognized. Originally it was a fat pig, but it was bred and is now classified as a multi-purpose pig.
Characteristics
- medium-sized
- Color white, rarely black mackerel (colored)
- Head broad, arched; large lop ears
- Chest broad and deep
- Broad back and loin
- Hard and sometimes wrinkled skin, dense bristles
- Light meat, marbled, high protein quality index (tryptophan: hydroxyproline ratio) of 8.60
- 2 × piglets / year up to an age of 5 to 6 years
- hardness
- Adaptation to the climate in northwestern Russia
- Feed frugality
- Weight sows 236 kg, boars 297 kg
- Time up to 100 kg: 208 days
Occurrence
There are 16 boar and 24 sow lines. The main breeding takes place in Druzhba in Saint Petersburg , Gorodishche in Pleskau Oblast , Drosdowski in Smolensk Oblast and in Yaroslavl Oblast . In many other areas of Russia, Breitovo pigs are still bred as both mother and father breeds. In 1980 the total number was 65,800 animals.