Raising wild boar

Leading us to see the farm with hundreds of big and small wild boars of all kinds, Mr. Tu Bon - Thanh Canh farm (Lai Thieu, Binh Duong) - said these are hybrid pigs of F5, F6 generations. Compared to the original boar, the hybrid pig's meat is slightly fat and less dry but still retains the flavor of wild boar meat. After seven years of raising wild boar, Thanh Canh farm has developed herds of up to several hundred.

The fourth generation piglet was considered a pure boar to 90% (Photo: Thu Thao)

Hybrid pork meat has a selling price of 80,000-110,000 VND / kg, four times higher than that of domestic pigs. Many farm owners said that after being purified, hybrid boars are easier to raise than domestic pigs.

Mr. Tran Van Cong, owner of the boar breeding facility in Ba Tu hamlet, Cay Truong commune (Ben Cat district, Binh Duong), said that the common practice of farmers is to let the boar male cross with the female pig. first generation (F1). This F1 hybrid pig will continue to breed with the original boar to generate F2 generation. F2 generation will continue to breed with the original boar to produce pure boar to 90%.

Chin Bui, owner of Chin Dinh livestock farm (Ben Cat district, Binh Duong), said that the hybrid boar from eight months old can breed, in the first time they only give birth to 3-4 children but from the second batch. onwards every 7-8 children are born.

According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lan Hung - Executive member of Vietnam Farmers Association, the model of hybrid boar breeding can be replicated and developed in many localities.

However, exchanging with Tuoi Tre, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Cuong, director of Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department, recommended to ensure the legality of wild animals, farmers should register with local forest protection agencies. About the origin of pets.

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