"Hechuan Black Pig" originated from the local "mud pig and stab pig", which has the advantages of strong adaptability, delicious meat, good mane quality and strong breeding ability. It is a local breeding pig variety formed by long-term breeding and has a history of more than 1,6 years. However, in recent years, due to the strong impact of foreign high-yield breeding pigs, the number of "Hechuan black pigs" has decreased sharply. The staff of Hechuan District Animal Husbandry Station said that there are only 27,8 pigs in the whole region, especially 11 boars, which are in danger of extinction.
Chongqing local breed standard of Hechuan Black Pig clearly stipulates the breed characteristics and breeding pig grade evaluation of Hechuan Black Pig. Experts from the Pig Professional Committee of the National Livestock Genetic Resources Committee and the Municipal Agriculture Committee believe that the formulation of this standard is "conducive to the breed preservation, breeding and promotion of Hechuan Black Pig".
Previously, in order to save this precious breeding pig breed, Hechuan established a black pig reserve, and even "distributed" nutrition fees to boars in Hechuan Black Pig. At present, the local animal husbandry department is applying for the identification of national livestock variety resources, and strives to establish a core breeding farm for the protection of "Hechuan Black Pig" resources.
brand is a prominent symbol of modern animal husbandry and the only way to develop high-end, high-quality and efficient animal husbandry. Since the successful application for geographical indication trademark of Hechuan Black Pig last year, in order to give full play to the leading role of Hechuan Black Pig brand, tap the potential of local variety resources, expand local advantageous industries, and promote the development of modern pig industry in Hechuan District, Hechuan District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau has planned and constructed the core area of Hechuan Black Pig variety resources conservation between Qiantang and Shayu towns, creating local characteristic brands and promoting farmers' sustained and stable income increase.
First, plan to build a core seed conservation farm and five breeding farms in the seed conservation area, and further strengthen the research on the excellent characteristics of "Hechuan Black Pig" such as meat flavor, fecundity, stress resistance and roughage resistance. The unique excellent characteristics of Hechuan Black Pig are compatible with the characteristics of fast growth and high lean meat rate of foreign breeds of pigs, and then the characteristic pig products are developed to improve people's living standards, ensure the quality and safety of pork products and enhance the market competitiveness of pig industry.
The second is to strengthen the conservation, breeding, development and utilization of Hechuan Black Pig. Strengthen conservation breeding and resource development and utilization, Hechuan District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau organized animal husbandry experts to enter the village, and conducted technical training for farmers (farms) of Hechuan Black Pig in conservation area by combining centralized classes, on-site guidance and technical services. The main content of the training is to teach and guide the techniques of disease prevention, feeding management, bio-environmental protection breeding, sewage recycling, etc., to promote standardized production and improve the professional quality of farmers, so that farmers (farms) of Hechuan Black Pig can have certain management ability and concept to meet the needs of the times on the basis of mastering certain animal husbandry and breeding techniques, and develop Hechuan Black Pig for them.
The third is to strengthen the supervision of the construction of the core area of "Hechuan Black Pig" variety resources conservation. In strict accordance with the National Performance Testing Standard for Breeding Pigs and the local standard of Hechuan Black Pig, the performance testing and breeding record file system of Hechuan Black Pig should be improved, and the evaluation of Hechuan Black Pig and the elimination and updating of pigs should be done well. In the "Hechuan Black Pig" conservation area, a warning sign for conservation is set up, economic hybridization is strictly prohibited in the conservation area, and the technical files of pig herd identification, selection and breeding management in the conservation farm are well prepared, and the files are managed by special personnel.
fourthly, intensify advertising and expand brand influence in an all-round way. Brand is the market. If you want to win in the fierce competition, you must establish your own unique brand. In order to make the brand of Hechuan Black Pig famous, our district makes full use of large festivals such as the Agricultural Fair, Chongqing Geographical Indications Product Expo, a well-known trademark enterprise in China, and organizes and mobilizes representatives of Hechuan Black Pig farmers (farms) to participate in trade fairs and product exhibitions, display and promote local specialty products, and continuously improve product popularity. At the same time, cultivate the trademark awareness of farmers (farms) of Hechuan Black Pig, change the concept of production and marketing, make full use of the trademark advantages of geographical indications of Hechuan Black Pig, and expand product awareness.