enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Black Iberian pig - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Iberian_pig

    The Iberian pig, also known in Portugal as the Alentejo Pig, is a traditional breed of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) that is native to the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian pig, whose origins can probably be traced back to the Neolithic , when animal domestication started, is currently found in herds clustered in Spain and the central ...

  3. Celtic pig - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_pig

    Celtic pigs grow more slowly and develop more fat than modern breeds like the Large White, making them less well-suited to intensive commercial meat production, but ideal for the creation of cured pork products.

  4. List of pig breeds - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pig_breeds

    Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States

  5. Jamón ibérico - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamón_ibérico

    Platter of jamón ibérico with beer and pan con tomate. According to Spain's denominación de origen rules and current regulations on jamón, the dry-cured jamón ibérico must be made from either pure breed Black Iberian pigs or cross-bred pigs at least 50% Black Iberian mixed only with Duroc pigs, the same restriction as required to keep official ibérico denomination on any Spanish pork ...

  6. Chato Murciano - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chato_Murciano

    There were about fifty thousand pigs of this breed in 1865 and more than 100,000 in 1929. The breed originated and was farmed in Murcia, a region in the south-eastern area of Spain. The pig received its name from the Spanish due to its short nose, with “chato” meaning “short-nosed”, and “Murciano” meaning “from Murcia”. [3]

  7. Euskal Txerria - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euskal_Txerria

    The Euskal Txerria or Basque, French: Pie Noir du Pays Basque, is a breed of pig native to the Basque Country. As suggested by its name in French, the breed is piebald , black and pink. What is today called the Basque pig is one of several historical breeds or breed types kept by Basque peoples, and it was consolidated under the name only in ...

  8. Anti-cruelty law that gives pigs more space could raise ham ...

    www.aol.com/news/californias-pork-law-finally...

    It seemed for a while that California's controversial pork law would take effect only when pigs fly. The law was fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but starting this month, farmers ...

  9. Mexican Creole hairless pig - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Creole_hairless_pig

    The Mexican Creole hairless pig, known as cerdo pelón in Spanish, is small with a grey/black color and no hair. It has a narrow snout and long head. [3] The cerdo pelón has been used in traditional Yucatán cuisine for dishes like Cochinita pibil [4] and "Cabeza de cochino." [5] The Mexican Creole hairless pig is now considered endangered. [6]