Kemerovo (pig)

The pig Kemerovo (Russian Keмepoвcкaя transcribed Kemerowskaja ) is a multi-purpose breed of pig from Russia.

Breeding history

The breed originated in the Kemerovo Oblast under the supervision of AI Ovsyannikov and II Gudilina, the Siberian - Landrace sows with Large White, Berkshire pigs and, to a lesser extent, Large Black crossed. Later influences of the North Siberian and the Siberian pig stained pig were added. In 1961, the Kemerovo pig was officially recognized as a multi- purpose breed.

Characteristics

• Color: black; small white spots on the legs, body, tail and forehead
• Medium in size, nose slightly arched head
• Ears small and standing
• Chest broad and deep
• Foundation correctly; mouth hard
• Bristles densely
• Hardness, life skills
• Good fit to the Siberian climate and nordkasachische
• Weight 240 kg sows, boars 326 kg
• Time to 100 kg: 185 days

The race consists of 12 sire lines and 16 sows families. They are often used as the junction with the breeds Large White, North Siberian Siberian pig and stained pig.

The total number was 1980 23.500 purebred animals.

Occurrence

The main breeding areas of the Kemerovo pig are Jurginski ( Rajon Jurga ) and the Chkalov - State Farm ( State Farm imeni Tschkalowa, Rajon Leninsk- Kuznetsk ) in the Kemerovo Oblast. Moreover, it is in the area Qostanai (Kazakhstan ) and grown in the Sakhalin Oblast. Furthermore, it is also held in the oblasts Omsk, Chita, in the Krasnoyarsk region and in Tuva.

Source

• Http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E10.htm

• Pig breed