淮南豬是我國著名的地方優良豬種之一，2004年新縣通過了國家淮南豬原產地標記注冊。
       
    淮南豬產區主要集中在淮河上游南部地區的新縣、商城、羅山、光山、固始、淮濱、潢川、息縣、平橋等縣區，駐馬店及安徽阜陽等地市的部分縣區也有少量分布，但70年代以來，由于各地紛紛引入杜洛克、長白、大約克夏等國外豬種，使淮南豬分布區很快縮小到新縣及其周邊縣的部分鄉鎮，已不足原產區的1/6，現存欄量約60萬頭。　　
       
    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”。體態中等，被毛黑色，四肢有力；六月齡公豬體重和體長分別為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展養豬業的全過程，具有重要的歷史地位和作用，是產區內居民家庭經濟的重要支柱，為當地農村經濟的發展和農民生活水平的改善作出了巨大貢獻。如今淮南豬仍是新縣及臨近縣區鄉鎮養豬業的當家品種，深受當地群眾歡迎，特別是其“黑色、優質、無公害”產品特征，日漸受到時尚消費市場的歡迎，其商品價值日增。

    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.