Vietnam is a country with a high animal genetic biodiversity. Meo pig is one of the precious indigenous genetic resources that make up that diversity. Through a long process of selection by people in this area, Meo pig is characterized by the black fur with 6 white spots at 4 legs, forehead and tail. Some pigs even have white spots on belly. The research on 40 breeding sows and 20 pigs for meat shows that Meo pigs have the typical characteristics of a strong appearance, 4 straight legs, balanced body, rather long snout, moderate and forward ears. The research shows that the ratio of Meo pig survived from birth to weaning time was 93,42 percent
average age at first parity was 13.06 months
birth weight was 0.52 kg/piglet
average weight at the 8th month was 46.10 kg/pig
daily average weight gain was 220.49 g. The nutrient content and quality of Meo pig are high, so it is quite favorite in the market. Meo pig is one of precious genetic resources that need to be conserved and developed.