caption: Mr. Engeler, Märchschwein. From Anderegg, F. (1899). Schweizerische Alpwirtschaft illustriertes Lehrbuch. C. Sturzenegger in the public domain.
Metadata
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last Record
The late 19th century
Place of Breeding
Schwyz, St. Gallen, and Zurich, Switzerland
Synonym
Märchler | Marcher | Schwyzer
Extinction Reason
Crossbreeding | No purpose of the use | Merged into the Swiss Landrace
References
Anderegg, F. (1899). Schweizerische Alpwirtschaft Illustriertes lehrbuch von prof. Felix Anderegg. Bern: C. Sturzenegger. (in German)
Grunenfelder, H.-P., Müller, N., & Bussaglia, U. (2003). Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps. Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe.
