Lithuanian Native pig

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| name = Lithuanian Native

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| status = {{ubl|FAO (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|p=75}}|DAD-IS (2024): at risk/critical{{r|dad}}}}

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| country = Lithuania

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| maleweight = 180 kg{{r|dad}}

| femaleweight = 150 kg{{r|dad}}

| maleheight = 79 cm{{r|dad}}

| femaleheight = 71 cm{{r|dad}}

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The Lithuanian Native or {{langx|lt|Lietuvos Vietinė|italic=no}} is a traditional Lithuanian breed of domestic pig. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, kept principally for conservation reasons. The principal herd is kept at the Centre for Farm Animal Genetic Resources of Baisogala, in the Radviliškis District Municipality of central Lithuania.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

History

The Lithuanian Native is a traditional breed of rural Lithuania. In the Soviet era in the twentieth century, it was extensively cross-bred with more productive modern pigs to create the Lithuanian White.{{r|dmit|p=121}}

In 1993 a herd of about 200 of the original pigs was established at the Institute of Animal Sciences.{{r|slow}} In 2003 a total population of {{val|6259}} was reported to DAD-IS, and the breed was calculated to constitute {{val|0.59|u=%}} of the total pig population of the country;{{r|dad|faocr|p2=22}} in 2007 its conservation status was listed by the FAO as 'not at risk'.{{r|barb|p=75}} A herd book for the breed was established in 2008.{{cn|date=April 2024}} In 2024 its conservation status was listed as 'at risk/critical', based on a reported total population for 2023 of {{val|111}}, of which {{val|74}} were breeding sows.{{r|dad}}

Characteristics

Typical features include wattles on the neck, and usually large black spots on the body, but colour variations include black-and-white, ginger, black, and tri-coloured. They have a friendly temperament. Being insensitive to the sun, these pigs are suitable for grazing.

Use

The Lithuanian Native's characteristics were used in producing the Lithuanian White and many Russian breeds.

References

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Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 23 June 2020.

[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=LTU&specie=Pig&breed=Native%20Lithuanian&external=1&lang=en Breed data sheet: Native Lithuanian / Lithuania (Pig)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.

N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (1989). [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113044601/ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ah759e/ah759e.pdf Animal genetic resources of the USSR]. FAO animal production and health paper 65. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9251025827}}. Archived 13 November 2009. Also available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170929123942/http://www.fao.org:80/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E13.htm here], archived 29 September 2017.

L. Baltrėnaitė (editor) (2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20231113164324/https://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/CountryReports/Lithuania.pdf Lithuanian Domestic Animal Genetic Resources – Nowadays and Future Perspectives]. Kaunas: Lithuanian Veterinary Academy. Archived 13 November 2023. Annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 10 January 2017.

[https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/it/arca-del-gusto-slow-food/maiale-lituano/ Arca del Gusto: Maiale lituano] (in Italian). Bra, Cuneo: Fondazione Slow Food per la Biodiversità Onlus/Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Accessed April 2024.

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External links

[http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5026896228_56a47d054a.jpg Lithuanian Native], Flickr photo
[http://www.zum.lt/agroweb/Images/piglit2.jpg Lithuanian Native]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, zum.lt photo
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074547/http://www.pinigukarta.lt/wp-content/themes/pinigukarta2/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinigukarta.lt%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F04%2Fparselis-298x188.jpg&w=250&h=140 Lithuanian Native], pinigukarta.lt photo

Category:Pig breeds

Category:Pig breeds originating in Lithuania