(Baonghean.vn) - With tens of thousands of pigs being raised in farms and households, Tuong Duong district is considered the locality with the largest number of native pigs in the entire province. This is an important source of clean meat for the mountainous market during the Lunar New Year of the Monkey (2016).
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| The indigenous pork of the highland people in Tuong Duong district is often called "native pork," "little pork," or "black pork"... In the current trend towards "clean" products, indigenous pork is also considered a safe product. Indigenous pig breeds generally have tastier meat than commercially raised crossbred pigs imported from lowland areas. |
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| Ms. Le Thi Lien, a pig farmer in Hoa Trung hamlet, Hoa Binh town, said: "The quality of local pork is delicious because the pigs are raised naturally in their gardens or production areas on the fields, fed entirely on natural food including banana trees, vegetables, rice bran..." |
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| Currently, Xiangyang has two popular pig breeds: the native black pig and a hybrid breed between domestic black pigs and wild boars. The photo shows a hybrid pig between a domestic black pig and a wild boar. |
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| Mr. Le Van Vinh, residing in Hoa Trung ward, Hoa Binh town, said: The reason why native black pigs are not raised on industrial feed is because the maximum weight of a native pig after a year of raising is only about 20-25 kg. Raising them on industrial feed would certainly result in heavy losses. Another reason why native pigs are delicious is because they are a breed with fluffy hair, short snouts, but firm meat. |
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| According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture of Tuong Duong district, the total pig population in the entire district is over 29,000, the majority of which are native breeds.Native pigs are raised free-range in gardens, fields, or in concentrated farm settings. Ms. Lo Thi Ly's pig farm in Tam Bong village, Tam Quang commune, is considered the largest in the district, supplying 15-20 tons of native pork annually. |
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| At the central market and the village markets of Tuong Duong district, locally raised pork is widely available but quickly sold out to local customers. With more than a month until the Lunar New Year, customers from the lowlands have already contacted suppliers to place orders for pork for the holiday. |
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