Estonian Bacon
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The Estonian Bacon is a meat pig
breed from Estonia
. It's developed from local landrace by crossbreeding it with German, Danish
and Swedish
landraces. Its appearance looks similar to the Danish Landrace
.
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
breed from Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It's developed from local landrace by crossbreeding it with German, Danish
Danish Landrace
The Danish Landrace is a medium to large breed of pig, white in colour with long bodies, fine hair, long snouts, and heavy drooping ears. They are bred for pork production....
and Swedish
Swedish Landrace (pig)
The Swedish Landrace is the leading breed of pig in Sweden. They have heavy drooping ears and a white coat. The Swedish strain of Landrace originated from importations from neighboring countries, particularly Denmark....
landraces. Its appearance looks similar to the Danish Landrace
Danish Landrace
The Danish Landrace is a medium to large breed of pig, white in colour with long bodies, fine hair, long snouts, and heavy drooping ears. They are bred for pork production....
.