Genesis of Mirgorod breed pigs

Abstract

It has been almost 70 years since the approval
of Mirgorod breed pigs – the second Ukrainian domestic
breed selection. This article represents the stages of formation
of breed, its current status, features of the karyotype, the efficiency
of use in the thoroughbred breeding and cross breeding,
comparative characteristics of different blood groups of genotypes.
Established that the use of Mirgorod sows with boars of
specialized combination of genotypes of foreign selection forwards
fat thickness, increase in the yield and improving meat
quality of fattening young animals while maintaining the quality
of pork at the ou Mirgorod breed with wild boar to restore the
output of the genotype of the breed is proved.