Norwegian country pig
The Norwegian Landschwein ( Norwegian : Norsk landsvin ) is a breed of pig from Norway . In Norway, this breed of pig is one of the most important in Norwegian pig fattening. The breed was bred from the original Norwegian wild boar , which has been around since around 500 BC. It died out in Norway and has only slowly returned from Sweden since 2006 . The Norwegian country pig has been bred systematically since 1960. From 1980 there were crossings with Swedish country pigs in order to strengthen the line. Today the Norwegian country pig is one of the most popular and well-known pig breeds in the world. The Norwegian pork is also exported to other countries, as is its meat. The pig breed is also bred outside of Norway.
The Norwegian country pig has an almost white appearance, long drooping ears and a small head. The pig grows very quickly, has a large amount of usable meat, and is very lean. The country pig is also found in many other crossbreed pig breeds , such as the so-called Noroc pig . This breed of pig was specially bred at the suggestion of the Meat and Sausage Guild (Gilde Norsk Kjøtt). In the Noroc pig , 50% of the Norwegian country pig , 25% of the Norwegian Yorkshire pig and 25% of the Duroc pig were crossed.
Web links
- Norsk landsvin (Norwegian country pig). In: Store Norske Leksikon on snl.no
- Article about the Norwegian country pig on lantdjur.ifokus.se
Individual evidence
- ↑ Operations and observations of villsvin i Østfold. (PDF; 173 kB) May 7, 2011, accessed October 19, 2011 (Norwegian).
- ↑ vetzoo.lva.lt (PDF)