A contribution to the racial study of the Uruguayan Wattled Pig

G. Fernández, G. Castro, D. Rodríguez, J.V. Delgado-Bermejo

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POSTER A CONTRIBUTION TO THE RACIAL STUDY OF THE URUGUAYAN WATTLED PIG UNA CONTRIBUCIÓN AL ESTUDIO RACIAL DEL CERDO MAMELLADO URUGUAYO 1 2 3 4Castro, G., G. Fernández, J.V. Delgado and D. Rodríguez 1Area de Producción Porcina. Facultad de Veterinaria. E mail: [e-mail] 2Area de Mejoramiento Genético Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de la República. Lasplaces 1550. Montevideo. Uruguay. E mail: [e-mail] 3Departamento de Genética. Universidad de Córdoba. Campus Universitario de Rabanales. 14071. Córdoba. España. E mail: [e-mail] 4UNDP Consultant. Cartagena 1575. Montevideo. Uruguay. E mail: [e-mail] ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS PALABRAS CLAVE ADICIONALES Agrobiodiversity. Conservation. Characterization. Agrobiodiversidad. Conservación. Caracterización. SUMMARY In spite of the persistence in Uruguay of pigs ecosystems and living together with small and belonging to the wattled pig breed, no adequate medium producers that have maintained the attention had ever been paid to them. The wattlesanimals as a novelty as well as for self appear associated with ancestries of the Iberian consumption (sausage making). pig (Spanish and Portuguese) and to other breeds Within the framework of a complete racial pertaining to the Mediterranean trunk, being rare study the Team is planning to carry out the in the Celtic trunk.

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• Publié par: helvia
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2003
• Nombre de lectures: 16
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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE RACIAL STUDY OF THE URUGUAYAN WATTLED PIG

UNA CONTRIBUCIÓN AL ESTUDIO RACIAL DEL CERDO MAMELLADO URUGUAYO

1 2 3 4 Castro, G. , G. Fernández , J.V. Delgado and D. Rodríguez

1 Area de Producción Porcina. Facultad de Veterinaria. E-mail: [e-mail] 2 Area de Mejoramiento Genético Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de la República. Lasplaces 1550. Montevideo. Uruguay. E-mail: [e-mail] 3 Departamento de Genética. Universidad de Córdoba. Campus Universitario de Rabanales. 14071. Córdoba. España. E-mail: [e-mail] 4 UNDP Consultant. Cartagena 1575. Montevideo. Uruguay. E-mail: [e-mail]

A DDITIONALKEYWORDS

Agrobiodiversity. Conservation. Characterization.

SUMMARY

In spite of the persistence in Uruguay of pigs belonging to the wattled pig breed, no adequate attention had ever been paid to them. The wattles appear associated with ancestries of the Iberian pig (Spanish and Portuguese) and to other breeds pertaining to the Mediterranean trunk, being rare in the Celtic trunk. This scientific peculiarity, together with reasons of adaptation and rusticity (production), environmental (association with specific ecosystems) and historical-cultural role makes the study of this genetic resource justifiable. The Team of the Red XII-H CYTED of Uruguay was established and has made a series of consultations and interviews to locate the farms in which this type of pig is established and other information that will help clarify their present situation, origin and historical evolution. Preliminary information obtained in the census indicates that the Uruguayan Wattled Pigs (UWP) whilst critical in terms of numbers are widely distributed geographically, living in varying

P ALABRASCLAVEADICIONALES

Agrobiodiversidad. Conservación. Caracterización.

ecosystems and living together with small and medium producers that have maintained the animals as a novelty as well as for self consumption (sausage making). Within the framework of a complete racial study the Team is planning to carry out the morphologic characterization of the animals and a genetic study, in order to determine the distance between the Uruguayan wattled pig and other breeds from the Mediterranean trunk. Productive parameters and the most favourable exploitation conditions for obtaining high quality products in sustainable systems that make geographically unfavourable areas more profitable, will also be analysed.

RESUMEN

A pesar de que aún persisten en el Uruguay cerdos de la raza Mamellado Uruguayo, nunca se les ha dedicado la atención adecuada. Las

Arch. Zootec. 52: 265-271. 2003.