Semirechensk

Semirechensk
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk:73
Other names
  • Kazakh: Жетісу шошқасы, Jetisw şoşqası
  • Russian: Ceмиpeчeнcкaя, Semirechenskaya
  • Kazakh Hybrid Breed Group
Country of originSoviet Union
DistributionKazakhstan
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 298 kg
  • Female:
    average 221 kg
Hair
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Semirechensk is a Kazakh breed of domestic pig. It was purpose-bred in the twentieth century in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan). The breeding stock was principally Large White, with some admixture of Siberian Kemerovo and a small proportion of wild boar.:686:131