CARACTERIZACIÓN ZOOMÉTRICA DE CERDOS CRIOLLOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL CHOCÓ- COLOMBIA

Creole pigs of Department of Chocó are rustic animals, adapted to a very wet region and have been the basis for food security of rural communities for centuries. They are bred in freedom or in corrals built with local materials, located below house or in remote sites. They are now disappearing due t...

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Published inActas Iberoamericanas de Conservación Animal - AICA Vol. 1; no. 1
Main Authors Julia Victoria Arredondo, Jaime Eduardo Muñoz, Luis Emilio Arenas, Esildo Pacheco, Luz Angela Alvarez
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Córdoba - España Red CONBIAND 2011
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Summary:Creole pigs of Department of Chocó are rustic animals, adapted to a very wet region and have been the basis for food security of rural communities for centuries. They are bred in freedom or in corrals built with local materials, located below house or in remote sites. They are now disappearing due to conflicts among neighbors for damage to their breeding crops that generate the free breeding and for foment of inappropriate races for the region. They have not yet been characterized or recognized as a race. To study their morphologic, 34 adult pigs of African-descendant and indigenous populations from Baudó, El Valle y Dubasa Rivers were analyzed. 14 quantitative, 10 qualitative variables and 5 zoometric index were measured. Are animals with short body, sub-concave front profile (55,88%), dolichocephalic trend, celtic ears (44,12%), black or spotted coat (76,46%), cloven (94,12%) and clear (52,94%) hoof, dark mucous (52,94%), straight tail (64,71%), 10 to 12 average nipples (89,48%) and absence of mamellas (97,06%). Los cerdos criollos del Departamento del Chocó son animales rústicos, adaptados a una región muy húmeda y han sido base de la seguridad alimentaria de comunidades rurales durante siglos. Son criados en libertad o en corrales construidos con materiales de la región, ubicados debajo de las viviendas o en sitios alejados. Actualmente están desapareciendo debido a conflictos entre vecinos por el daño a cultivos que genera su crianza en libertad y por el fomento de razas inapropiadas para la región; aún no han sido caracterizados ni reconocidos como raza. Para estudiar su morfología, se analizaron 34 cerdos adultos en poblaciones afrodescendientes e indígenas de los ríos Baudó, El Valle y Dubasa. Se determinaron 14 variables cuantitativas, 10 cualitativas y 5 índices zoométricos. Son animales de cuerpo corto, con perfil Subconcavilíneo (55,88%), tendencia dolicocéfala, orejas célticas (44,12%), pelaje presente, negro o manchado(76,46%), pezuña clara (52,94%) y hendida (94,12%), mucosas oscuras (52,94%), cola recta (64,71%), 10 a 12 pezones en promedio (89,48%) y ausencia de mamelas(97,06%).
Bibliography:http://www.uco.es/conbiand/aica/templatemo_110_lin_photo/PDF/getfile.php?name=Arredondo2011_1_5_59
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03225
ISSN:2253-7325