Pigs exercised daily to ‘better’ taste

Black pig farmers in Baoding, Hebei Province have their animals under a strict daily exercise regimen, which involves "platform diving" twice a day - in an effort to improve the quality of their meat for customers.



Employees of the pig farm owned by Changxin Black Pig Breeding Company in the city's Tangxian county regularly bring the black pigs to a three-meter-high platform, where the pigs are then put on a slide - where they drop down in mid-air before hitting the water.



According to the employees, the exercises are good for pigs in terms of boosting immunity, increasing their appetite and accelerating growth, which ultimately produces better meat quality.



These pigs can sell for three times the price of ordinary pigs in the market, they said.



"The pigs exercise twice a day, each time for an hour and a half," said Zhao Weidong, manager of the company. "It helps cut back on their fat to make their meat more lean, and also helps give their meat better flavor."





