... performed in France [2, 4, 20], Great Britain [14, 19] and the USA [42] confirmed the high prolificacy, the good mothering ability and the strong hardiness of Meishan, Jiaxing, Fengjing and Min purebred ... the Tiameslan line Two similar sublines were created in 1983 and 1985 in the nucleus herd of the Pen ar Lan breeding company, by mating Meishan × Jiaxing F1 boars to Genetic parameters of a Chinese ... creating a Chinese × European composite line and selecting it for growth and carcass traits [1, 5] In collaboration with INRA, the Pen Ar Lan breeding company has undertaken since 1983 the constitution...