Nghe An province plans the development of pig farming based on ecological zones.

(Baonghean.vn) - According to information from the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, by 2020, the entire province will have 1.8 million pigs, with a priority given to increasing the number of foreign breed sows to 57,000.

Pig farming in Nghia Dong - Tan Ky.

This includes a total of 288,000 breeding sows, over 1.3 million market pigs, 2.4 million pigs ready for slaughter, and a total output of 180,000 tons of live weight pork.

Nghe An province will plan the development of pig farming according to ecological zones. Accordingly, the delta region will develop the breeding of foreign and crossbred pigs to serve the processing and export industry; mainly breeding foreign pigs and crossbred pigs with 3-4 foreign bloodlines. The goal is to preserve and multiply the Mong Cai pig gene pool; producing Mong Cai sows as a basis for breeding to produce crossbred pigs, and producing specialized pigs: piglets, young pigs for export...

Lowland mountainous areas: Raising pigs with 1/2 - 5/8 foreign bloodlines, including foreign boars (Yorshire, Landrace, etc.) crossed with Mong Cai sows; Thanh Chuong, Nghia Dan, and Quy Hop districts should further develop the breeding of foreign pigs; preserving the gene pool and breeding Mong Cai pigs, raising Mong Cai sows to produce F1 hybrids for meat production, and simultaneously producing Mong Cai gilts for mountainous areas.

In the highlands, where crossbred pigs are raised economically: there are 30-50% foreign blood (male crossbred with foreign breeds and female crossbred with Mong Cai breeds), along with the raising of local pig breeds in ethnic minority areas.

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