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5.2 The potential contribution of indigenous pigs to intensive pig production in Southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. R. N. Chigaru  and
D. H. Holness
P. R. N. Chigaru
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of ZimbabweP.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Zimbabwe
D. H. Holness
Affiliation:
Henderson Research Station, P.B. 222A, Salisbury Zimbabwe.
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Populations of domestic pigs, very different in appearance and size to recently imported exotic breeds, are found in many countries in Africa. Although often referred to as indigenous or native, in East and Southern Africa at least, they may be descended from stock originally introduced by Europeans, probably in the nineteenth century (Mason and Maule, 1960). Diverse phenotypes have developed in different parts of the continent (e.g. Jollans, 1959; Joubert, Combrinck and Bonsma, 1960), and reports generally refer to their poor conformation, slow growth rates and low productivity. To some extent this is probably a reflection of their environment and diet, since they largely subsist by foraging around human habitations and cultivations (Epstein, 1971).

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Intensive Production of Non-Ruminants
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 4: Intensive Animal Production in Developing Countries , January 1981 , pp. 269 - 274
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1981

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