Piétrain
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Piétrain is a breed of domestic pig
native to Wallonia, which takes its name from Piétrain, a small village of the Walloon municipality of Jodoigne
. This breed became popular in the 1950s during the difficult period of the swine market in 1950-51 . Piétrain swine were imported into Germany in 1960-61. The main breeding areas in that country are Schleswig-Holstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, and Baden-Württemberg. They are commonly used in crossbreeding in Germany to improve the quality of pork produced.
The breed was recently improved by researchers at the Université de Liège
Domestic pig
The domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
native to Wallonia, which takes its name from Piétrain, a small village of the Walloon municipality of Jodoigne
Jodoigne
Jodoigne is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440...
. This breed became popular in the 1950s during the difficult period of the swine market in 1950-51 . Piétrain swine were imported into Germany in 1960-61. The main breeding areas in that country are Schleswig-Holstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, and Baden-Württemberg. They are commonly used in crossbreeding in Germany to improve the quality of pork produced.
The breed was recently improved by researchers at the Université de Liège