Potential prolificacy and winter breeding in free-living wild sows (Sus scrofa scrofa)

The reproductive pattern and potential of free ranging female wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Sweden

BACKGROUND The number and spatial distribution of wild boars (Sus scrofa) has increased remarkably in Sweden as well as in other European countries. To understand the population dynamics of the wild boar, knowledge of its reproductive period, oestrus cycle and reproductive success is essential. The aim of this study was therefore to describe the seasonal reproductive pattern and reproductive po...

Substantial Hybridisation Between Wild Boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) and East Balkan Pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in Natural Environment As a Result of Semi-wild Rearing in Bulgaria

Nikolov I.S., Stoeckle B.C., Markov G., Kuehn R. (2017): Substantial hybridisation between wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) and East Balkan pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in natural environment as a result of semiwild rearing in Bulgaria. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 62, 1–8. The East Balkan pig (EBP) is a traditional domestic pig breed in Bulgaria managed in semi-wild conditions and well-adapted to the ...

Sus scrofa (mammal)

Sus scrofa (mammal)

Chromosome number polymorphism in a litter of European wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa L.)

Populations of wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa L.) of Central Europe frequently demonstrate polymorphism in chromosome number. This phenomenon is caused by chromosome rearrangements of the centric fusion type. The presence of Robertsonian translocations in the wild boar population may lead to one of three different karyotypes: 2n=36, 2n=37 and 2n=38. The aim of the study was to analyse the karyoty...