花縣豬. Image source: THE HONG KONG HERITAGE PROJECT LIMITED, “自1956年起，實驗農場不斷改良本地花縣豬，並在大帽山高地養豬，並特製食槽讓其運動，仔細記錄豬隻成長情況。” The 1950s. Accessed via https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/21233.
Metadata
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last Record
The 1970s
Place of Breeding
Hong Kong, China
Variety
variety of Cantonese
Synonym
Hua-hsien
Extinction Reason
Crossbreeding with the Guangdong Pied
References
FAO. (1997). 2.2. RAZAS DESAPARECIDAS. Lista Mundial de Vigilancia para la Diversidad de los Animales Domésticos. (2a ÉDICIÓN). https://www.fao.org/4/V8300S/v8300s0s.htm (in French)
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden. (n.d.). In 1956, the Experimental Farm started crossbreeding to improve local Fa Yuen strain. A special feeding trough on the upper slopes at the Experimental Farm, which aimed to make pigs engage in exercise. Their growth was documented in detail. THE HONG KONG HERITAGE PROJECT LIMITED. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/21233.
Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.
Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.
