Hog breeding system reduces import reliance

Homegrown Lansi pig boasts disease resistance, superior economic traits

Authorities have recently approved a homegrown breeding system for a fast-growing hog strain called the Lansi pig, helping to lessen China's reliance on imported boars for hog production.

The Lansi pig's complete set line — the genetic foundation for the new breeding system — was greenlighted for commercial application in March by the national livestock and poultry genetic resources committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

The system was the brainchild of a research team headed by Li Kui from the Agricultural Genomics Institute in Shenzhen, an affiliate of the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Guangdong province.