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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 ...
"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
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.
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]
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]
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.
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.
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]