Kereopa KuneKune Sow Lineage

The Kereopa sow line links all the way back to the original sows that were collected from possible extinction in 1978 by Michael Willis and John Simster. The original Kereopa sow, who was black with wattles, was acquired from Timi Kereopa in the Ruatahuna area of New Zealand. Willowbank Kereopa XIV was imported into the U.K. in 1992. Then in 2010, Barton Hill Kereopa 28 – Contessa was imported into the United States by Matt Burton and Christopher Rowley. Sadly, Contessa suffered a leg injury at the age of four and had to be euthanized. The Kereopa sow line is now well established in the United States and loved by many breeders. The first three photographs featured in this post are of Willowbank Kereopa XIV, courtesy of Zoe Lindop. The last two photographs are of Barton Hill Kereopa 28 – Contessa when she was young.

KUNEKUNE PIG TERMINOLOGY & SPELLINGS

PIG TERMINOLOGY & SPELLINGS Boar - Intact Male Gilt - Female Pig that has never had piglets Sow - Female Pig that has had a litter of piglets Barrow - Neutered Male In Pig - Pregnant Pig Farrowing - The act of Pigs having piglets Split Litter - More than one Sire to a litter Co-Farrowing - Two or More moms raising a litter of piglets together Line Breeding / In Breeding - Breeding animals that are closely related COI - a mathematical technique to determine how closely pigs are related In Heat - the 3 day time frame in a sow/gilts cycle where she is ovulating Standing Heat - the 24 hour time frame when a sow/gilt will stand for a boar to breed her Wattles - KuneKunes have 0,1 or 2 of these hanging under their chins Top Line - the top part of the pigs back Tail Set - the height of the tail Snout - nose

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Tuahuru Boar KuneKune Pigs For Sale !

There getting so big and only two boars left in this litter ! AKKPS 21463P & AKKPS 21464P . Weaned and ready to go 12/17 just in time for Christmas!