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Conservation Status

Rediscovered

Place of Breeding

Northern Italy

Synonym

Alto Adige | South Tyrol

Extinction Reason

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

Description

Rediscovered in the early 2010s.

References

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)

imageBROKER.com. (2004). Un suino in un gioco di Forst, rittener montagna, alto adige, italia. alamy. Retrieved from https://www.alamy.it/foto-immagine-un-suino-in-un-gioco-di-forst-rittener-montagna-alto-adige-italia-11138592.html?imageid=91CD5564-A161-48CC-9DB0-C4A0047DD0D2&pn=1&searchId=290b7f16a7db9d60ba4a9268ec09353a&searchtype=0.

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)