Six-white Pig

Six-white Pig

　　 The Liushan Pig, also known as the "Longlin Pig," has distinct characteristics. Its coat features six white patches—on the forehead, tail tip, and all four feet—hence the name "Six-white Pig." Other coat variations include solid black, spotted belly, and brown, though the six-white and spotted belly patterns are the most common. According to research, this pig breed is an outstanding local variety formed through long-term meticulous breeding by the Miao people under certain natural conditions and feeding environments. It has historically been a favored breed among the Miao, with major production areas including Dega, Changmo, Zhuchang, Kechang, and Changfa. It is also commonly raised in other townships and villages, as well as in neighboring Xilin and Tianlin counties, along the Hongshui River bordering Guizhou. Some regions within the area have introduced the breed for farming, reporting positive results. Experts have recognized it as one of the region’s superior pig breeds.

　　The Longlin Pig is large in size and hardy, capable of thriving on rough feed. Its diet mainly consists of coarse fodder supplemented with concentrates, all of which are cooked before feeding. Concentrates primarily include corn, rice bran, and wild vegetables. Normally, only a small amount of concentrate is fed, typically twice a day, though some pigs are fed three times daily. Nursing sows, piglets, and fattening pigs receive more concentrates, usually fed three to four times a day. The breed is easy to manage and can be raised in confinement or allowed to roam freely.

　　According to measurements by the regional animal husbandry institute, adult sows weigh 69.16±21.25 kg; twelve-month-old boars weigh 77.5±8.5 kg; and fattening pigs typically reach 100–150 kg after one year of normal feeding, 200–250 kg after two years, and around 300 kg after two years in some cases. In 1962, a six-white pig weighing over 400 kg was raised by Yang Changji, a Miao farmer from Shan Shu Bao Village in Lanmu Gan. At the time, the road from Dega Township to the county seat had not yet been built, so it took over ten people to carry the pig to the county seat, and then transport it by vehicle to the capital, Nanning, for exhibition. The Six-white Pig has a high slaughter rate: at 40 kg, the slaughter rate is 67%–68%, with lean meat accounting for 46.21%. At 60–80 kg, the slaughter rate is 75.12%, with lean meat at 35.77% and fat increasing to 45.22%.