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Table 1 Breed name, abbreviation, population size, and region of all breeds

From: Identifying the unique characteristics of the Chinese indigenous pig breeds in the Yangtze River Delta region for precise conservation

Region

Breed

Code

Size

Western

Duroc

D

49

Landrace

L

21

Yorkshire

Y

53

Pietrain

P

20

Berkshire

B

16

Jiangsu

Small Meishan

SMS

75

Mi

MI

36

Erhualian

EH

42

Dongchuan

DC

10

Huaibei

HB

34

Hongdenglong

HD

30

Jiangquhai

JQ

38

Shan

SZ

20

Zhejiang

Bihu

BH

30

Chunan

CA

59

Chalu

CL

22

Jinhualiangtouwu

JHL

57

Lanxi

LX

40

Shengxianhua

SH

64

Jiangxing Black

JX

91

Shanghai

Middel Meishan

MMS

97

Shawutou

SW

65

Fengjing

FJ

32

Pudong White

PD

68