Excelling in equality: A new method to improve life-long uniformity and resilience of livestock via precision livestock breeding KU Leuven
The Piétrain pig breed is the last native Belgian pig breed with a viable population size. The breed originated in the vicinity of the village Piétrain during the first half of the 20th century, and the breed is characterized by its black spots with a grey outline and superior muscularity. After the formation of the breed, Piétrain pigs were exported worldwide from the 1960s which led to the formation of various Piétrain subpopulations ...