Datian Huaipig

Datian Huaipig

The Datian Huaipig is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　The Datian Huaipig is a local Chinese pig breed, classified as a South China type, and is one of China’s superior pig breeds. The Huaipig is distributed across 18 towns in Datian, among which Taihua Town is the core breeding area. Taking the opportunity of developing the core area through the Datian Huaipig Industry Construction Project, our town organized the veterinary station to map out the distribution of Huaipig farming areas and the existing stock across the town, and to provide technical guidance to farmers on breeding Huaipigs. Currently, Huaipig farming is carried out across 19 villages in the town, with a total of 253 Huaipig sows, 2 boars, and an annual supply of 3,788 market-ready pigs. This geographical indication application will promote the protection of the Datian Huaipig local breed resources and their industrial development.

　　The Datian Huaipig has a black coat overall, with ears that slightly tilt forward, a wide and deep chest, a broad and concave back, a short and wide head, distinct horizontal wrinkles on the forehead, several deeper folds along the ventral and dorsal walls, a large drooping belly, thick thighs, mostly a lying stance, and a thick tail base. Adult Datian Huaipigs have a relatively small body weight, typically around 65 kg.

　　The meat of the Datian Huaipig features bright red muscle color, tender and delicious texture, early maturity and easy fattening, gaining fat as it grows. The raising period is often one to two years. According to measurements of 60-day-old weaned piglets, the leaf fat weighs up to 90.5 g, and the fat content in the carcass increases with age, reaching 21.73% at 8 months old and 23.58% at 10 months old. Meat color scores range between 2.5–3.5, marbling between 2.0–3.5, tenderness between 18.34–25.56 N, and muscle fiber diameter between 34.69–42.55 micrometers.

　　The quality of Datian Huaipig products should meet the relevant standards for pollution-free agricultural products.

　　The protected geographical indication area for the Datian Huaipig includes 265 administrative villages across 18 towns in Datian County: Junxi Town, Shangjing Town, Guangping Town, Taoyuan Town, Taihua Town, Jianshe Town, Shipai Town, Qitao Town, Huaxing Township, Pingshan Township, Wushan Township, Jiyang Township, Wuling Township, Xieyang Township, Wenjiang Township, Meishan Township, Humei Township, and Qianping Township. The geographical coordinates are between 117°29′–118°03′ east longitude and 25°29′–26°10′ north latitude. It borders Dehua to the east, Yong’an City to the west, Yongchun and Zhangping to the south, and Sanming, Sha County, and Youxi to the north, covering a land area of 2,294 square kilometers. The county currently has an annual output of 31,000 pigs, with a production volume of 2,418 tons and an annual output value of 60.32 million yuan.