This is the official website for the KuneKune Pig (Kune Kune Pig) in America and for the American KuneKune Breeders' Association and Registry known as AKBA.


The American KuneKune Breeders' Association was founded in 2006 by Jim and Lori Enright of USA KuneKunes.  AKBA was formed to provide information and support to KuneKune fanciers and provide to breeders of  purebred KuneKune Pigs in America a means of breed program record keeping in the form of an official registry.

The main aim of the association is to ensure the conservation and preservation of the KuneKune by:

• Encouraging the breeding, owning, and improvement of KuneKunes as a multipurpose breed.
• Promoting communication and cooperation between breeders and owners of KuneKunes.
• Providing information on the breeding, keeping, and marketing of KuneKunes.
• Maintaining a registry of purebred KuneKunes.
• Promoting KuneKunes through exhibition, publications, and research.

An important aspect of AKBA is the requirement of all breeders to provide a "Permanent Record" of all breeding stock via DNA testing as proof of purity.  DNA testing for "proof of parentage" is required on each piglet produced and left intact (breeding potential).  This service is provided to breeders by the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.  In addition to DNA testing, AKBA uses the bloodline name as part of the Official Registration Name and Number to identify the original boar and sow lines from which it came going back to the New Zealand stock.  Historically, this is the way in which pig registries keep records and is the best way in which to identify bloodlines for individual pigs without accessing archived herd books from New Zealand or the UK.  When breeding Kunekune pigs, it is very important to know you are breeding pigs with the most diverse genetics available.