淮南豬是我國(guó)著名的地方優(yōu)良豬種之一，2004年新縣通過(guò)了國(guó)家淮南豬原產(chǎn)地標(biāo)記注冊(cè)。
       
    淮南豬產(chǎn)區(qū)主要集中在淮河上游南部地區(qū)的新縣、商城、羅山、光山、固始、淮濱、潢川、息縣、平橋等縣區(qū)，駐馬店及安徽阜陽(yáng)等地市的部分縣區(qū)也有少量分布，但70年代以來(lái)，由于各地紛紛引入杜洛克、長(zhǎng)白、大約克夏等國(guó)外豬種，使淮南豬分布區(qū)很快縮小到新縣及其周邊縣的部分鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)，已不足原產(chǎn)區(qū)的1/6，現(xiàn)存欄量約60萬(wàn)頭。　　
       
    淮南豬屬華北“黃淮海黑豬”類型，按頭形可分為“齊嘴大耳型”和“尖嘴小耳型”。體態(tài)中等，被毛黑色，四肢有力；六月齡公豬體重和體長(zhǎng)分別為51.1㎏和108.4㎝，母豬分別為53.4㎏和108.4㎝。　　
       
    淮南豬的品種形成貫穿于淮河兩岸居民發(fā)展養(yǎng)豬業(yè)的全過(guò)程，具有重要的歷史地位和作用，是產(chǎn)區(qū)內(nèi)居民家庭經(jīng)濟(jì)的重要支柱，為當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展和農(nóng)民生活水平的改善作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。如今淮南豬仍是新縣及臨近縣區(qū)鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)養(yǎng)豬業(yè)的當(dāng)家品種，深受當(dāng)?shù)厝罕姎g迎，特別是其“黑色、優(yōu)質(zhì)、無(wú)公害”產(chǎn)品特征，日漸受到時(shí)尚消費(fèi)市場(chǎng)的歡迎，其商品價(jià)值日增。

    Huainan pig is a famous local quality breed in China which is mainly produced in south regions of upstream of the Huaihe River. This breed belongs to Huanghuaihai black pig variety and can be divided into two smaller kinds: neat mouth with big ear and sharp mouth with small ear. They have moderate bodies and powerful legs, covered with black hairs.
      
    The formation of this breed happens along with the whole development of local pig0raising industry so that it has important historic position and functions. Huainan pigs have become an important support for local family's economy and made a great contribution to the development of local rural economy and the improvement of peasants' living standards.