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• Autor(a) principal: Cavalcante Neto, Aderbal
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Silva, Ludmila da Paz Gomes da, Ribeiro, Maria Norma, Lui, Jeffrey Frederico, Barbosa, Julicelly Gomes, Castro, Silvia Tereza Ribeiro, Souza, Gesseraldo José Gico de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biotemas (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/20627

A census and phenotypic characterization of Brazilian naturalized genetic swine groups living in the State of Paraíba. The objective of the present work was to carry out a census of the remaining native genetic groups of swine found in the state of Paraíba. A questionnaire was used to identify the breeds by means of their main descriptive factors (hair color, hair presence, ear type, and silhouette). Of all places visited, only thirty-nine had native swine, totalizing 56 animals, among which the Piau breed represented 28.57% of the total evaluated. Other identified breeds were Mouro (n=8; 14.29%), Baé (n=4; 7.14%), and Canastrão (n=2; 3.57%). The largest group of evaluated animals (n=26; 46.42%) comprised those classified as undefined breed. This is indicative of the accelerated genetic dilution process to which these animals are submitted, as a result of disorderly crossings among themselves and with exotic breeds introduced from other countries, available in that region.