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Revue Pig husbandry in Papua New Guinea A bibliography 1863-1979 Ann B. COOPER J.J. LAUVERGNE G.L. MALYNICZ A.R. QUARTERMAIN ’ Laboratoire d’Ethnobotanique et d’Ethnozoologie, Museum d’Histoire naturelle, 43, rue Cuvier, F 75005 Paris !I.N.R.A., Laboratoire de Genetique factorielle, Centre de Recherches zootechniques, F 78350 fouy-en-fosas w*;‘Department of Primary Industry, Livestock Branch, PO BOX 2417, Konedobu, Papua New Guinea ***!‘ The University of Papua New Guinea, Department of Agriculture, PO BOX 793, Lae, Papua New Guinea Summary A chronological list (beginning in 1863) and containing 267 references from 164 authors devoted to pig husbandry in Papua New Guinea is presented. Books and articles written by 142 authors and concerning over 45 different populations are mentionned. This is definitely not an exhaustive bibliography but it does review a dramatic increase in publications on this subject since the 1950’s, and mainly in the 1970’s due on the one hand to the opening of the Highlands and on the other to the recent development of zootechnical and ethnographic interests in this area. 1. - Introduction The domesticated pig has been associated with traditional agriculture in Papua New Guinea (1) for probably as long as 5 000 years. In recent times, new systems of pig husbandry have become prominent with increasing commercialisation and the introduction of exotic breeding stock. The