Porc Vietnamez

Native to Vietnam and Southeast Asia, it is generally black in color, has high immunity, which makes it less prone to disease and matures in 9 to 10 months. Vietnamese pigs are relatively small animals with short legs, small straight ears and a thin straight tail. The Vietnamese pig is distinguished by its low, stocky waist.

The cholesterol of the Vietnamese small pig is seven times lower than that of the native pig. The maintenance of Vietnamese pigs is no different from that of Romanian pigs (4/5 Vietnamese pigs consume the same as a Romanian pig). The weight they reach in a year is 50-60 kg. A Vietnamese pig weighing 90 kg has a fat cover of about 1 cm.

A Vietnamese pig will eat anything you give it, but it loves alfalfa, clover and corn, just like wild boar, as it comes from the wild. Unlike the 'classic' pig, which is omnivorous, the Vietnamese pig is truly vegetarian, eating only vegetables and fruit. If the goal is to reach 90 kilos for slaughter, feed must be supplemented with grain: it eats tarts, apples, cabbage and even grass, so it is relatively easy to maintain in summer and autumn.

A neutered male can exceed 120 kg, and a mature sow on average weighs 80 kg. Optimum breeding age is 8 to 9 months, gestation period is the same as for other breeds, around 112 days. They can live up to 15 years and grow up to 3 years. They are very inflexible so they need a larger space to roam. They are intelligent and curious animals. Vietnamese pigs can develop and grow in captivity just like the classic one (in a kennel), they need extra maintenance, but they grow faster. The advantage of the Vietnamese over other breeds is that it can grow itself, feed itself, if it has free space.