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  2. Mangalica - Wikipedia

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    Mangalica meat Mangalica, well prepared for winter. The Mangalica produces too little lean meat, so it has been gradually replaced by modern domestic breeds. It is usually fed with a mix of wild pasture, supplemented with potatoes and pumpkins produced on the farm. [1] The primary product made from this pig is sausage, usually packed in the pig ...

  3. List of pig breeds - Wikipedia

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    "Breeds of Livestock - Swine Breeds". ansi.okstate.edu. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. Ekarius, Carol (2008). Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60342-036-5

  4. Tokyo-X - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo-X is a Japanese breed of domestic pig, bred for high quality pork production. It is unusual for its marbled meat, seldom seen in pork.. The Tokyo-X breeding effort was begun in 1990 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Livestock Experiment Station, combining bloodlines from the Duroc (USA), Berkshire (UK), and Beijing Black (China) breeds.

  5. Australian Yorkshire - Wikipedia

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    In 1941 the breed was established in southern coastal New South Wales, northern Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. [1] In the 1950s and 1960s the breed's popularity increased and it is still Australia's most popular breed of pig due to both economic advantages and quality of lean meat produced. [1]

  6. Duroc pig - Wikipedia

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    The breed started being used in shows around the 1950s. Durocs are predominantly kept for their meat, and are appreciated for their hardiness and quick but thorough muscle growth. [1] The first pig to have its genome sequenced was a Duroc sow named T.J. Tabasco. [4]

  7. Large Black - Wikipedia

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    Large Blacks are best suited for pasture-based farming due to their strong foraging and grazing ability, which efficiently converts poor quality feed into meat. [7] [12] [15] It is the only pig breed in Britain to be all black, [14] and this helps protect the pig from sunburn in sunny climates.

  8. Pig - Wikipedia

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    The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.

  9. Dutch Landrace pig - Wikipedia

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    The breed was developed from the native landrace of pigs of the area, crossbred with strains from neighboring counties. [1] The Dutch Landrace is considered "a meaty and efficient breed". [1] The breed is unusually responsive to the halothane test, which can be used to weed out individuals with low projected survivability and meat production. [2]