Species: Pig

Breed: Ghoongroo

General Information

Species

Pig

Breeding Tract

Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

Main Use

Pork And Manure

Origin

Not Known; Originated In The Breeding Tract. Ghoongroo Means Anklet In The Local Language.

Herd Book Or Rigister Established

No

Breed Societies(If Any)

No

Morphology

Colour

Black, Occasionally Hooves And Metapodials Are White

Number Of Horns

0

Visible Characteristics

Thick Coarse And Long Hair Coat, Long Tail, Upwardly Curved Snout, Broad And Flattened Face With Large And Heart Shaped Ears Resembling Those Of Elephant. Seven Pairs Of Thoraco-Abdominal Teats

 

Male

Female

Height (Avg Cm)

84

78

Body Length (Avg Cm

124

115

Heart Girth (Avg Cm)

146

140

Weight (Avg Kg)

251

190

Birth Weight (Avg Kg)

1.12

1.07