ASP threatens domestic pig breeds in Germany

African swine fever (ASF) has reached Germany. The resulting measures, such as the ban on moving animals - or in the worst case even the necessity of culling entire farms - also pose a threat to the endangered native pig breeds. Breeds such as the German saddle pig or the Leicoma, whose breeding stock is low , require special precautionary measures in a timely manner, as the ASP continues to penetrate its main area of distribution. Endangered livestock breed: the Leicoma pig Its high meat quality, which is ideal for the production of quality pork in the high price segment. The Leicoma pig inherited this favorable property from the Duroc pig, which was significantly involved in the development of the Leicoma. Another advantage is its robustness. Nevertheless, the Leicoma pig is threatened with extinction today. The pig breed was mainly bred in central Germany. In the 1990s, many farms there gave up pig breeding due to the changed economic framework. This reduced the number of ...