How much is the Tibetan Xiang Pig per jin?

Tibetan fragrant pig, also known as pipa pig, ginseng pig, fern pig and so on, is an ancient livestock resource unique to the western Sichuan plateau, Yunnan, Xizang, Gansu Gannan and Minxian county. it has a strong physique, a long mouth, thin bones, black and smooth fur, and is good at running. Heart and lung function is particularly developed, with strong disease resistance and cold resistance. Let's take a look at how much Tibetan Xiang pig costs per jin.

How much is the Tibetan Xiang Pig per jin?

Tibetan Xiang pig is the only grazing pig breed in China, growing in the plateau with an altitude of 3000m to 4000m above sea level, with natural wild edible plants and fruits as the staple food. the average weight of adult pigs is less than 50kg, and the market price is usually about 100 yuan per catty. According to the calculation, there are only Tibetan Xiang pig breeds, and the price of pig breeds varies from 1500 to 2000.

Breeding Prospect of Tibetan Xiang Pig

Tibetan Xiang pig, which is kept in the mountains and forests, eats rich wild plants and Tibetan medicinal materials all the year round, is petite, has high nutritional value, and its meat is delicious and not greasy, so it is now very popular in the market, and demand exceeds supply. The highest market price is about 1500 yuan for each piglet, about 800yuan for piglets and about 400yuan for piglets. Compared with high income, the breeding cost of Tibetan Xiang pig is very low. Usually, farmers and herdsmen only need to feed some highland barley, wheat and peas, and they are stocked in the wild most of the time.

Life habits of Tibetan Xiang Pig

1. Group habits: Tibetan Xiang pigs are very gregarious, and pigs generally walk in groups and never disperse their activities. Usually a household as an independent activity unit, there are very few household groups mixed phenomenon, each group of Tibetan Xiang pigs often with 1 or 2 boars or sows as the "lead pigs", the rest of the pigs are followed. In case of foreign pig herds and enemy infestation, often led by "leading pigs" to fight and drive, especially boars and lactating sows are the most prominent. If they fail to reach the enemy, the whole group will migrate and flee.

2. Feeding habits: Tibetan Xiang pigs have a wide range of feeding ability, from herbs to woody plants, from roots to leaves and fruits, from ground to underground, from water surface to land. The main species of food are a variety of wild vegetables, grass roots, leaves, branches, as well as ginseng fruit, green bark seeds and so on more than 10 species, and often prey on fish in shallow water. Drinking water is mainly water from mountains and rivers or stagnant water in low-lying areas, and snow is often used in winter and spring.

3. Habitat habits: Tibetan Xiang pigs tend to shelter from wind, sun, dryness, rain, snow and frost. In general, Tibetan Xiang pigs can arch soil directly or take caves and pits as nests. Lactating sows with young are mostly nestled in arched soil, covered with dead branches, leafy grass and so on to build a simple habitat. Pigs eat, drink and move near their habitat during the day, and their range of activities is generally within 2 kilometers. Before returning to their habitat in the evening, pigs are used to excreting feces near their habitat.

4. Migration habits: Tibetan Xiang pigs have the habit of collective migration, and the frequent change of feeding and habitat depends on food, drinking water, enemy damage and other factors. In the places where water and grass are abundant, food is abundant and enemy damage is less, the detention time is generally longer. Once feeding, drinking and safety are threatened or violated, pigs migrate spontaneously elsewhere, the general migration interval is about 7-40 days, and the migration distance is about 0.5-2 km.