Jangali Bandel / Wild Boar
Found in the wild throughout Nepal, for the commercial production to receive seed Rs 10,000 per piglet to be paid to the National Park and Wild Life Conservation Department of Nepal.
- Height ; 90 – 95 cm, Weight; 200 - 250 kg
- Color; Brown black with thick hair on the body
- Herd comprises ; 6 – 30 heads up to 3 generation, Conceive Oct – Dec, Farrowing Feb – April, Gestation period 115 days, Litter size; 4 – 6, Piglets look very different in appearance and in color strips at an early stage.
Information courtesy of the FAO Farmer's Hand Book on Pig Production.