Metadata

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

Place of Breeding

Val Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italy

Synonym

Valtellina

Extinction Reason

The introduction of foreign breeds (mainly the Large White and Landrace)

Description

Rediscovered in the early 2010s.

References

Autoctone Antiche - Lombardia Razze Suine Autoctone Italiane Antiche - di Alessio Zanon. Agraria.org. (n.d.). https://www.agraria.org/suini/razzeantiche/lombardia.htm (in Italian)

Black Alpine Pig:  Recent Discoveries. Alpine Network Pro Patrimonio Montano (PatriMont). (n.d.). http://www.alpenschwein.org/en/discoveries.htm

Grünenfelder, H. (2017, November). Historische Verortung des Begriffes „schwarze Alpenschweine“. Pro Patrimonio Montano. https://fundus-agricultura.wiki/wp-content/uploads/SAS-Freilandhaltung.pdf (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.

Kusstatscher, K., Jaritz, G., & Grunenfelder, H. (n.d.). Last autochthonous Alpine Pigs found!. Pro Patrimonio Montano (PatriMont). https://www.grovni.org/PDF/Black_Alpine_pig.pdf

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Repetti, O. (2022, May 23). Anche le Alpi hanno il loro Nero. Rivista di Suinicoltura. https://suinicoltura.edagricole.it/k4-filiere-made-in-italy/anche-le-alpi-hanno-il-loro-nero/ (in Italian)