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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.Downloads
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Copyright (c) 2007 Aderbal Cavalcante Neto, Ludmila da Paz Gomes da Silva, Maria Norma Ribeiro, Jeffrey Frederico Lui, Julicelly Gomes Barbosa, Silvia Tereza Ribeiro Castro, Gesseraldo José Gico de Souza
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