Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig

Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig

The Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig

　　The Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig is a highland free-range breed of Tibetan pig, primarily produced in Heishui County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is relatively small in size, with dense fur (mostly black, though some are brownish), a small head, short snout, small ears that are semi-erect, a narrow back and waist, slightly drooping belly, a slightly lower front body, and slender, sturdy limbs and hooves. The Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig is agile and active, timid and wary of humans, making it difficult to approach. It is good at running and foraging, with strong wild instincts.

　　The main producing area of the Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig in Heishui County features good vegetation, with gangmu trees as the primary forest type. The area has abundant ferns and fungi under the forest canopy, providing favorable conditions for the free-range grazing of the pigs.

　　In 2013, the People’s Government of Heishui County designated five townships—including Qinglang and Zhaowo—as agricultural and pastoral ecological demonstration zones. Through a development model of “active participation by farmers and strong support from the government,” two breeding bases for Tibetan Fragrant Pig parent stock were established. Additionally, one expansion farm for Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pigs was built in Zhuba Village, Zhaowo Township, and another in Seiwan Village, Kalong Town. Thirty-two model households for raising Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pigs were set up, along with 4,500 square meters of standardized pens, and 650 parent stock pigs were raised. In 2013, the county had a total of 42,000 Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pigs, with 25,000 market-ready pigs sold, generating an output value of 32.5 million yuan.

　　The current administrative regions of Shashiduo Township, Hongyan Township, Luoduo Township, Wabo Township, Qinglang Township, Ciba Township, Kalong Town, Luhua Town, Shuangliusu Township, Musu Township, Longba Township, Shidiaolou Township, Sergu Ancient Town, Zhaowo Township, Zhimulin Township, Mawo Township, and Weigu Township in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

　　“Heishui County People’s Government Request Regarding the Delineation of the Geographical Indication Product Origin Range of Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig” (Hei Fu [2016] No. 28)

　　Sichuan Provincial Local Standard (Draft): “Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig”

　　“Production Technical Regulations for Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig” and “Seiwan Tibetan Fragrant Pig Meat”