Breeding techniques of Tibetan Xiang Pig

Tibetan Xiang pig, also known as "ginseng pig", is Xizang's original lean pig breed, which belongs to wild animal husbandry. It is not only a famous Xizang specialty of hidden food in Xizang and Linzhi area, but also an ancient livestock resource peculiar to Xizang. Growing in areas ranging from 2000 meters to 4000 meters above sea level, it feeds on natural wild edible plants and fruits. The average weight of adult pigs is less than 50 kilograms. Tibetan Xiang Pig, which is known as "drinking spring water and eating Shanzhen", is becoming a brand of Tibetan food culture.

Tibetan Xiang pig has low fat content, thin skin, delicious meat and rich nutrition. With an elevation of 2000 mi 4000 m, it is the best growth height for purebred Tibetan Xiang pigs. Local Tibetan pigs are kept in the mountains and forests, and they often eat Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis can be divided into yellow grass and white grass, and there are many white grass in the mountains of Jiebu village), matsutake, ginseng fruit and other wild medicinal materials, so not only the meat is excellent, but even pig manure is purchased for Tibetan medicine. Although the growth cycle of Tibetan Xiang pig is a little longer, it takes two years, but its reproductive ability is strong. It can reproduce twice a year at most (August, September and February and March), and give birth to about 8 babies at a time. Tibetan Xiang pig is called "the treasure of plateau" because of its low fat content, thin skin, delicious meat and rich nutrition.

Tibetan Xiang Pig is a specialty of Nyingchi. Because authentic Tibetan Xiang pigs are kept in the mountains and forests, they eat rich wild plants and Tibetan medicinal materials all the year round, with small size, high nutritional value, delicious meat and non-greasy meat, so they are now very popular in the market and demand exceeds supply. Due to long-term stocking in the wild at high altitude, Tibetan Xiang pigs have a strong physique, a long mouth, thin bones, good at running, highly developed cardiopulmonary function, and strong disease resistance and cold resistance. most adult Tibetan Xiang pigs grow naturally for more than two years.

Tibetan Xiang pig has a wide range of food intake and strong feeding ability. It can be eaten from herbs to woody plants, from roots to leaves and fruits, from the ground to the ground, from the water surface to the land. The main kinds of food are all kinds of wild vegetables, grass roots, leaves and branches, as well as more than 10 species such as ginseng fruit, green bark seed and so on. And often prey on fish in shallow water. Drinking water is mainly water from mountains and rivers or stagnant water in low-lying areas. Snow is often drunk in winter and spring.

There are "six most" in the quality of Tibetan Xiang pig, that is, the highest content of amino acids, the highest content of trace elements, the lowest content of fat, the longest intestine, the thinnest pig skin and the longest mane in meat, which is Xizang's traditional national food.

Authentic Tibetan Xiang Pig, also known as "Pipa Pig", these thin mountain pigs are mostly black, but also black and white. The average weight of adult pigs is no more than 50 kg. They are not only small in stature, but also resistant to cold. They are kept in mountains and forests at an altitude of 3 or 4 kilometers above sea level. They eat rich natural wild plants and fruits all the year round. They have high nutritional value of meat, low fat content, and thin skin and fresh meat. The fragrance of Tibetan fragrant pig is fresh and tender, and it is suitable for sliced cured pork or stir-fried.