T/XZHZ 002-2020 Xiangyang Black Pork
T/XZHZ 002-2020
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Main technical content: Xiangyang black pigs are of medium size, with a balanced proportion of fat and lean meat. They belong to a local black pig breed that is used for both meat and fat. They are named for their black fur. Xiangyang black pigs are a strain of the "Western Hubei black pig" breed, which has a history of 2,800 years. They have been bred and raised by local people generation after generation until 1956, when the state reallocated black pig breed resources and promoted the integration of different black pig breeds. As a result, the Barkha black pigs were crossbred with the Western Hubei black pigs, preserving the genetic characteristics of the Western Hubei black pigs while avoiding the problem of inbreeding. In 1980, under the approval of the Hubei Provincial Animal Husbandry Bureau, they were renamed the "Xiangyang black pig" breed. Xiangyang black pigs are widely raised by farmers in Nan, Baos, Gu and Zaoyang, Yicheng, and Xiangzhou districts of Hubei Province. Their main production area is Xiangzhou District of Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. In May 2020, they were listed in the "Chinese Local Breed Resources Handbook (Pig Section)". They are slaughtered by Xiangyang Kangfuda Food Company, and the Xiangzhou District Black Pig Breeding Association handles the cutting, processing, and refrigerated and frozen pork processing.