DOI: 10.22620/agrisci.2011.06.014
Abstract
The current state and perspectives for the development of the East Balkan pigs in Bulgaria are presented in the article. The total number of selection controlled pigs in 2009 was established to be 1,858, the population decrease as compared to 2006 was by 41.9 %, and in 2010 – by 62 % in comparison to 2006. The reasons for this decrease are pointed out and the results of the studies undertaken until the present moment are presented. A SWOT analysis necessary for a development strategy of the breed was made. The results showed that the prerequisites for an increase of the pig population existed. It is necessary to set up the production of boutique meat products and promote them intensively. A change of governmental subsidizing practices and better use of the opportunities of the Programme for Rural Development for the production of ecological meat products are considered indispensable.
Keywords: East Balkan swine, current state, perspectives, SWOT analysis.