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Pietrain Pig Breed Characteristics and Farming Introduction

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The Pietrain pig originates from Belgium. Its body is square-shaped, wide and short, with fine bones and short limbs, and particularly well-developed muscles. Its coat is grayish-white with black patches, and its ears are medium-sized and tilted forward. The average litter size is about 10 piglets. It is reported that at 90 kg body weight, growing-finishing pigs have a carcass lean meat percentage of 66.9%, a daily weight gain of 700 grams, and a feed conversion ratio of 2.65. For commercial meat pigs, the growth rate decreases significantly after 90 kg. Pietrain pigs have severe stress reactions, and about 50% of pigs carry the halothane recessive gene. When purebred Pietrain is used as the sire for crossbreeding, pale soft exudative meat (

The Pietrain pig originates from Belgium. Its body is square-shaped, wide and short, with fine bones and short limbs, and particularly well-developed muscles. Its coat is grayish-white with black patches, and its ears are medium-sized and tilted forward. The average litter size is about 10 piglets. It is reported that at 90 kg body weight, growing-finishing pigs have a carcass lean meat percentage of 66.9%, a daily weight gain of 700 grams, and a feed conversion ratio of 2.65. For commercial meat pigs, the growth rate decreases significantly after 90 kg. Pietrain pigs have severe stress reactions, and about 50% of pigs carry the halothane recessive gene. When purebred Pietrain is used as the sire for crossbreeding, pale soft exudative meat (PSE meat) easily appears. Pietrain can be crossbred with Duroc or Hampshire pigs, and the first filial generation boars can then be used as crossbreeding sires. This can both increase the lean meat percentage and reduce the occurrence of pale soft exudative pork.

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