
KuneKune Colors, Terms, and Imports

AKKPS Recognized Colors
Solid Ginger
Ginger / Black - more Ginger than Black
Ginger / Brown - more Ginger than Brown
Brown / Ginger - more Brown than Ginger
Black / Ginger - more Black than Ginger
Solid Black
Black / White - more Black than White
White / Black - more White than Black
Solid Brown
Brown / White - more Brown than White
White / Brown - more White than Brown
Solid Cream
Tri - 3 Distinct Colors
Gold Tip - color has a base color of Black or Brown with Gold tips to the end of the hair shaft
Belted / Banded / High White are denoted with a B
KuneKune Terminology
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 (coefficient of inbreeding)- 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
Companion Pig - a pig that does not meet conformation requirements and is deemed pet quality
Breeding / Show Pig - a pig that meets confirmation standards
Homesteading Pig - a pig which is close to meeting conformation standards but is used for pork production from its offspring

Understand KuneKune Imports

