Aksai Black Pied pig

The Aksai Black Pied (Russian: Аксайская черно-пестрая, romanized: Aksaiskaya cherno-pestraya) is a distinctively black and white spotted pig breed from Kazakhstan.[1]

Aksai Black Pied
Other names
  • Russian: Аксайская черно-пестрая
  • Aksaiskaya cherno-pestraya
Country of originKazakhstan
Traits
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The breed was developed starting in 1952 at the Kasalenki state breeding and the Aksai experimental and training farms as a meat production pig. Native pigs were crossed with Large Whites and Berkshires, later being further bred with Large White and Estonian Bacon breeds to increase meat and bacon production; sows are also commercially crossed with North Caucasian and Landrace boars.[2]

The average weight is around 245 kg (sow) 317 kg (boar).

It was bred successfully, reaching its largest population of 11,000 in 1980, but has since declined.[3]

References
  1. "Aksai Black Pied pig". 18 August 2015.
  2. "Animal genetic resources of the USSR". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen J. G.; Sponenberg, D. Phillip (2016-03-09). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack. CABI. ISBN 9781845934668.


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