Boars
Bel Canto Farm retains only the strongest boars to use in our breeding program. They must score at the top of the Kunekune breed standard for confirmation and personality traits. We require our boars to have exceptionally strong bone, wide shoulders, straight top-line, outstanding leg set and tracking, nice macho head with a broad snout, nice ear set, good eyes and curly tail. They must have the sweet, docile personality that makes the Kunekune a joy to have on the farm.
BCF Andrew 1 (Lancelot)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Andrew x Wilsons Gina
AKPR 5513
AKKPS 11669
10/21/2016
True Black
Lance is carrying a nice dense bone, depth and breadth to his frame, excellent head sporting large wattles, nice upturned snout and correct ears atop a broad head. He himself is not a large boar but has thrown beautiful offspring with nice growth and size.
BCF Boris 1 (Axel)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Boris x Wilsons Gina
AKPR 4512
AKKPS 11095
08/09/2016
Ginger/Black
Axel has been retained in our foundation herd to bring his strengths of bone density and body frame. He is one solid boar with power of muscle, and square on all four. Nice ear set, bright eyes, broad forehead and short healthy snout length.
Reserve Supreme & Grand Champion Boar: EKPA International Futurity Show 2020
Senior Judge: Ryan Harrell
BCF Mahia Love 4 (Amos)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Mahia Love x Aria Giana
AKPR 5995
AKKPS 11674
05/12/2017
Black/White
Amos is an impressive boar with 'the kunekune head' and amazing confirmation. He moves with fluidity and is used to stamp gorgeous heads and confirmation in his offspring. Dense bone and very muscular. His offspring are consistent and large.
BCF Mahia Love 5 (Cash)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Mahia Love x Wilsons Gina
AKPR 6103
AKKPS 11666
06/06/2017
Ginger/Black/Tri
Another impressive Mahia Love boar who's strengths include solid bone, strong lines and muscular build, beautiful broad head and snout and beautiful bold color.
CJF Ru # (Bilbo Baggins)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Ru x Tapeka
AKPR 916837
AKKPS 11754
03/18/2020
Ginger/Black Tri
Bilbo is a gorgeous young boar with an exceptionally sweet personality. He has a robust build and should mature into a larger boar.
BCF Tonganui (Buddha)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tonganui x Aria Giana
AKPR 6516
AKKPS 11670
07/30/17
Cream
Buddha has amazingly correct confirmation from head to toe. He is well muscled and has nice size. His sire Babe has retired from our breeding program but was a solid breeding boar for 8 years.
BCF Tonganui (Gustavsson)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tonganui x Wilsons Gina
AKKPS 11533
04/12/20
Brown/White
Gus descends from our very first Kunekune, Babe. The Tonganui line is one of the oldest in the US and we are thrilled to bring Gus up into the ranks of our foundation boars. His dam, Stella, is our leading lady, making Gus one special guy. He has a lovely frame with fluid movement. On top of broad shoulders is a lovely head with big, well attached wattles. Underbelly boasts 12 evenly spaced teats. A fine boar to carry on the tradition.
BCF Tutanekai 2 (Tonka)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tutanekai x Wilsons Gina
AKPR 8408
AKKPS 11667
05/29/18
Ginger
We are proud to have produced our first generation Tutanekai boar with tremendous boar line improvements. Tonka boasts a gorgeous wide snout and head with well placed ears and wattles. He has added bone density and a fuller body capacity with width across his topline. Strong traits to pass on to his offspring!
1st in Class, Aged Boars: EKPA International Futurity 2020
Judge: Ryan Harrell
BCF Whakanui 4 (Manfred)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Whakanui x Rona
AKPR 13315
AKKPS 11671
07/05/2019
Black/White
Manfred is going to make his mark in Bel Canto's herd. He is built compact and wide with stout legs and frame. His head is gorgeous with two large wattles and deep jowl. His sire, Moses, is known for throwing large piglets with strong bone. We are excited to watch this youngster mature into a full grown breeding boar.
Sows
The sows in our breeding program are given the same scrutiny as the boars. We choose sows that carry strong traits in confirmation, personality, mothering abilities, ease of care, health and litter success rate. Sow lines include: Aria Giana, Jenny, Kereopa, Sally, Taru Taru, Wilsons Gina.
BCF Aria Giana 6 (Mira)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Aria Giana x Andrew
AKPR 13321
AKKPS 11423
07/20/2019
Brown/White
Mira is a beautiful gilt and we are expecting her to look much like her sow, Eva (see below in retired sows) She has a fabulous head with two large wattles, nice round frame, and strong overall confirmation. Can't wait to see her fill out into a mature sow.
BCF Jenny 1 (Josephine)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Jenny x Tutanekai
AKPR 14114
AKKPS 11424
09/10/2019
Ginger/Black/Tri
Josie is a lovely tri colored gilt with strong confirmation and a sweet personality. Nice large wattles with bright eyes and a lovely head. Super strong across the topline. You know she has outstanding confirmation by just watching her smooth movements.
BCF Kereopa 6 ( Dolly)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Kereopa x Tutanekai
AKPR 14105
AKKPS 11421
09/11/2019
Ginger/Black/Tri
Dolly is a more compact & stout gilt with a lovely head, fuzzy ears and unique coloring. Very well muscled. We are looking forward to using her in our breeding program in the spring of 2021.
BCF Sally (Fiona)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Sally x Whakanui
AKPR 17761
04/25/20
Brown/White
FiFi is Phoebe's daughter and she is quite the looker. She has all of Phoebe's qualities and is maturing into a beautiful gilt. Double wattled and 12 even teats along with a strong frame.
BCF Sally 1 (Phoebe)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Sally x Andrew
AKPR 7737
AKKPS 11422
03/12/2018
Ginger/Black/Tri
Phoebe is a stand out in a litter of 6. She has such a lovely head and face and her coloring is gorgeous. Compact in frame and an excellent dam. She's a beauty!
BCF Sally 4 (Beatrice)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Sally x Mahia Love
AKPR 14654
AKKPS 11756
09/09/2019
Ginger/Black
Beatrice was retained from an unexpected breeding that occurred in spring 2019. Boy are we happy about that now! Bea is a stunning kunekune gilt with double wattles and even teats along with her excellent overall confirmation.
Taru Taru (Lillith)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Taru Taru x Whakanui
NA
NA
High White
Lilly is adding new sow genetics to our herd. She has exceptional length of body. We look forward to crossing her with some of Bel Canto boars for a early fall 2021 litter.
BCF Wilsons Gina 3 (Stella)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Wilsons Gina x Andrew
AKPR 5515
AKKPS 11094
10/21/16
Ginger/Black
Stella is perfection, and one more example of just how strong our Wilsons GIna line is. She has the head, body, depth, length, bone and reproductive attributes all put together in one lovely package. Stella delivers from 8 - 12 piglets per litter with an outstanding percentage to weaning. Abundant milk supply and outstanding mothering instincts.
BCF Wilsons Gina 14 (Sassafras)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Wilsons Gina x Mahia Love
AKPR 9539
AKKPS 11420
09/07/2018
Black/White
Sassafras was one we just couldn't let go. She is from a litter of 7 gorgeous piglets. She continues the length of body our Wilsons Gina's are known for and has 14 even teats. She should be a big girl when fully mature. Such beautiful movement when she strides out.
