Turopolje pig

Turopolje pigs in Ivenack, Mecklenburg

The Turopolje pig is a medium-sized breed of pig with long, half-hanging ears and a half-long trunk. The legs are short and strong, the tail slightly curled. Color variants are white to gray with black spots. The animals are very robust, resistant to cold and swine diseases. They can also be kept outdoors all year round and are ideal for extensive grazing. The pigs are good swimmers and divers, they also look for water plants or mussels in flooded areas.

Weight

Boars can weigh up to 250 kg, sows up to 200 kg.

Reproduction

After a gestation period of less than four months, an average of six piglets are born.

history

Turopolje referred to a Croatian region between the cities of Zagreb and Sisak . Turopolje pigs were originally found in the entire upper Sava lowland and were the typical breed of pigs in the region.

The first records of the pig breed can be found in 1352 of the Hungarian king. The existence in 1955 is still documented in western Styria. They are one of the endangered breeds of domestic animals. As a result of the Croatian war in 1991, the population of purebred animals was severely decimated. In 1993 there were only 20-30 animals left, some of which were bought for breeding by the Schönbrunn Zoo . In 1995 there was the first breeding success in Austria.

In Austria the Turopolje pig is listed in the register of traditional foods .

literature

• Thomas Druml: Turopolje - a pig breed between yesterday and today. Vehling Verlag, Graz 2011, ISBN 978-3-85333-192-7 .

Web links

Commons : Turopolje pig  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• arche-austria.at ARCHE Austria - Association for the conservation of rare farm animal breeds
• ARCHEpedia Arche Austria - Association for the preservation of rare farm animal breeds
• turopolje-schwein.com , Turopolje Pig - Turopolje-Blondvieh-Waldviertel Association
• vieh-ev.de , Nutztier-Arche Initiative for the conservation of endangered domestic animal breeds

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turopolje pig. In: Arche Warder Zoo . Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
2. ^ West Styrian Turopolje pig . Entry no. 87 in the register of traditional foods of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism . Retrieved February 15, 2013