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Banmpudke, Pygmi Bandel, Sanu Bandel Pig, Hog

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Status: Endangered

Country: India, Bhutan, Nepal

Place of origin:

Home tract: Throughout northern India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Morphological characteristics

Body: Small sized

Body coat: Blackish brown bristles over gray-brown skin.

Morphometric traits

Body weight: Boar: 8.5 kg

Body length: 65 cm

Height at withers: 25 cm

Reproductive traits

Sexual maturity: 13-33 months

Farrowing interval: 138 days

Gestation period: 100-114 days

Herd size: 5-20 heads

Litter size: 2-6 piglets

Mothering ability:

Longetivity: 10-12 years

Remarks: Known as smallest domesticated breed of pig. Resistance to several diseases and parasites.

References

  1. FAO, 2009, "Farmer's Hand Book on Pig Production (For the small holders at village level)," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; p. 1-2. [Web Reference]
  2. Nidup K., et al., 2010, “Farming and biodiversity of indigenous pigs in Nepal,” Biodiversity 11(3-4):26-33. [Web Reference]
  3. Porter V., et al., 2016, “Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack,” CABI Publishers, p. 658. [Web Reference]
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