The second characteristic is strong heterosis. The genetic performance of Taihu pig is stable, and the hybrid advantage of combining with lean pig breeds is strong. It is most suitable as a hybrid parent. At present, Taihu pig is often used as Changtai female parent (the first generation sow crossed by Landrace and Taihu pig) for ternary hybridization. Practice has proved that the three-way cross combination types such as Du Changtai or Yue Changtai keep the characteristics of more litter size, high lean meat rate and fast growth of parents in the process of hybridization. Because of the high fertility of Taihu pig, many countries in the world have introduced Taihu pig to cross with their own pig breeds in order to improve the fertility of their own pig breeds.
The third feature is delicious and unique meat. Taihu pig is precocious and fattening, with lean meat rate of 38.8% ~ 45%, muscle pH value of 6.55 and meat color score close to 3. The protein content in muscle is about 23%, and the amino acid content of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, methionine and threonine is higher than that of other varieties. The intramuscular fat content is about 65438 0.37%, and the muscle marble score is 3.