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Taihu
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Taihu Pigs are from the narrow region of mild
sub-tropical climate around the Taihu Lake region in the lower Yangtze River
Valley of China. They are large, black, and have a heavily wrinkled face. They
have a large head with a broad forehead and large folded ears.
Taihu strains have a high rate of reproduction with
litter sizes ranging up to twenty, but averaging fourteen live piglets. This
characteristic, as well as their resistance to disease, has resulted in
interest in the pigs for research into breeding and genetic engineering. Taihu
pigs have been established in France, Albania, Hungary, Japan, the UK and the
US.
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Taiwanese Green Glowing
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In Taiwan, they developed green luminous piglets. The goal of
their fluorescent cells is to help facilitate the work of geneticists.
Three green glowing male piglets were born thanks to the
efforts of scientists from the National Taiwan University. Professor Shin-Zhi
expressed the hope that their appearance will help in further research of stem
cells research.
Embryos with fluorescent green Jellyfish protein was
introduced into eight sows, but only four of them became pregnant, and only
three pregnancies ended with successful delivery.
The piglets have a greenish tinge even in ordinary daylight,
and in the ultraviolet rays they look quite bright green.
According to Shin-Zhi, this
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Tamworth
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Tamworth Pigs or Irish
Grazers are ginger to red colored meet pigs from Tamworth, UK and Irish
pigs. They are among the oldest of pig breeds, but as with many older breeds of
livestock, they are not well suited to modern production methods. There are
fewer than 300 registered breeding females remain and are listed as threatened.
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Thuoc Nhieu
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Thuoc Nhieu Pigs originated
from crossbreeding between the Bo Xu and Yorkshire Pigs between 1930 and 1957.
They are white with piebald bristles.
They are dominant in
sweet-water zones of the Mekong River delta in the southern part of Vietnam.
Thuoc Nhieu Pigs prolificacy is average, at 8 -10 piglets born alive per
litter. They are well known for their good mothering ability. The live weight
of 100 kg can be reach at 10 months of age.
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Tibetan
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Tibetan Pigs, from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, are especially adapted to
the high, cold climate and to being on pasture all year round. Their meat has a
marble appearance and meat with a special flavor.
Tibetan Pigs are not very heavy (about 35 kg in mature animals.). They
are known to be very alert -often running and jumping, with quick responses for
guarding against attack from other animals.They have a narrow head and a long straight snout, to facilitate searching for feeds under the ground.
They have a black hair coat, with long and dense bristles (length 12 cm,
about 2 to 3 times longer than other breeds) which protect it from the three
times as dense as in Sichuan native pigs) which protect it fro
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Tokyo-X
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Tokyo-X Pigs are a new Japanese
hybrid premium-quality pig breed.
They were well known for its marbled meat, seldom seen in pork.
The Tokyo-X breeding effort was
begun in 1990 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Livestock Experiment Station, combining
bloodlines from the Duroc (USA), Berkshire (UK), and Beijing Black (China)
breeds. Five generations of breeding and selection ended in 1997 when the breed
went to market.
Tokyo-X Pig meat was featured
on the Japanese television program Iron Chef, where the cooks had to use it as
an ingredient in each of their dishes.
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Tongcheng
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Tongcheng pigs, also known as Two-Ends Black pigs, are an indigenous breed of domestic swine originating from Tongcheng County in Hubei Province, China. They are characterized by their distinctive black and white markings, compact build, and hardy temperament.
Tongcheng pigs are considered medium-sized hogs, typically weighing between 150 and 200 kilograms (331 and 441 pounds) at maturity. Boars tend to be slightly larger than sows.
They have a compact and muscular build, with a slightly arched back and a deep chest. Their heads are medium in size, featuring erect ears and a slightly dished snout.
Their coats exhibit a distinctive black and white pattern, with the black patches typically covering the head,
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Tsivilsk
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Tsivilsk
Pigs are a pig breed from Tsivilsk Russia. Tsivilsk is a town in Chuvash
Republic, Russia.
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Tunchang
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Tunchang pigs, also known as Tunchang black pigs, are an indigenous breed of domestic swine originating from the Tunchang County in Henan Province, China. They are characterized by their distinctive black coloration, compact build, and hardy temperament.
Tunchang pigs are considered medium-sized hogs, typically weighing between 180 and 250 kilograms (397 and 551 pounds) at maturity. Boars tend to be slightly larger than sows.
They have a compact and muscular build, with a slightly arched back and a deep chest. Their heads are medium in size, featuring erect ears and a slightly dished snout.
Their coats exhibit a solid black coloration, ranging from deep black to slightly grayish-black. This distinctive blac
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Turopolje
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Turopolje pigs are from Turopolje, Croatia. They are distinctive-looking
swine, with black spots on their white or grey skin and drooping ears. They are
very rare, and are likely nearing extinction.
They are one of the older breeds of European pigs, though they may have
had infusions of Berkshire or other bloodlines in the 19th century.
Although Turopolje pigs are relatively small and not fast growing, they
are known for their hardiness under free range conditions. They were once one
of the most widespread swine in their native country, the change from extensive
to intensive pig farming in the mid-20th century discouraged their use.
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