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- Title
Introduction of Different Mangalitza Breeds's Prolificacy and Rearing Performances.
- Authors
Pocsai, Krisztina; Szabó, Péter; Balogh, Péter
- Abstract
Mangalitza pig has a special significance in Hungary, because as a native breed it is substantial to preserve and keep in breeding. The professional membership and coordination of the breeding is performed by the National Association of Mangalitza Breeders (NAMB) since 1994. The breed has three colour varieties - blonde, swallow-bellied and red - which are independent breeds verified by the results of gene-preservation researches. The paper compares prolificacy and rearing performances of the three mangalitza breeds and also the determinants influencing the examined indicators among the years 2000 and 2011 on the basis of data from NAMB and National Food Chain Safety Office (NFCSO). It was analysed partly the number of days between two litters, the frequency of litter and the age at first litter of mangalitza sows and the other hand the average results of one-day old piglets and the piglets reared to 21 days of age. Mangalitza breeds have lower parameters in all indicators compared to a modern pig breed (e.g. Hungarian Large White) due to the speciality of the species (e.g. longer rearing period, tolerance to climatic and breeding conditions). Some economic factors (global economic crisis, drought damage) also affected the studied performances during the examined period.
- Subjects
SWINE breeds; SWINE breeding; PIGLETS; SOWS; SWINE breeders
- Publication
Scientific Papers: Animal Science & Biotechnologies / Lucrari Stiintifice: Zootehnie si Biotehnologii, 2013, Vol 46, Issue 1, p74
- ISSN
1841-9364
- Publication type
Article