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while the upper-portion of its body is black, and the "red" (produced by crossing the Blonde
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Mangalitsa, differing only in colour: "blonde", "swallow-bellied", and "red". The "blonde" Mangalica is blonde, the "swallow-bellied" (originally produced by crossing the Blonde Mangalica with the extinct Black Mangalica) has a blonde lower-portion of its body
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Instead of aurochs, considered the wild ancestor of domestic cattle, 200 red Devon cattle are to be found roaming the
Purbeck Heaths, while Exmoor ponies are stand-ins for the tarpan horses and curly coated Mangalitsa pigs are doing the sort of rooting around that boars used to excel at
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and suggesting the animals are well fed. The blonde
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159:A swallow-bellied Mangalica in the gardens of the
615:"Salvan raza de cerdo magiar parecida al ibérico"
566:"That'll Do Pig: The Marvelous Rise of Mangalica"
987:"An Old Breed of Hungarian Pig Is Back in Favor"
860:"An Old Breed of Hungarian Pig Is Back in Favor"
784:. American Mangalitsa Association. 23 July 2018.
542:The Mangalitsa Pig: Royalty is Coming to America
1005:"Hungarian mangalica is introduced in the U.K"
705:(in Croatian). enciklopedija.hr. 30 May 2024.
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187:The curly blonde coat of a Mangalica pig at
121:Swallow-bellied Mangalica - black and blonde
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954:"The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity"
175:Mangalica piglets, about one month old, in
597:J. Slatinac, "Zbog mangulice u Zasavicu",
582:(in German). home.tele2.at. Archived from
544:. United States: Book Publishing Hungary.
421:The primary product made from this pig is
289:sent 12 pigs of the autochthonous Serbian
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429:. The minced meat is seasoned with salt,
956:. fondazioneslowfood.it. Archived from
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314:Mangalicatenyésztők Országos Egyesülete
744:"With Wind Calm, Serenity in Slovenia"
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1007:(in Hungarian). origo.hu. May 2010.
972:"Breeds of Livestock – Switzerland"
928:"Breeds of Livestock – Bazna Swine"
717:"Maiale Mangulica - Arca del Gusto"
540:Kohl, Wilhelm; Toth, Peter (2014).
402:Mangalica, well prepared for winter
930:. 29 December 2010. Archived from
896:"Is Mangalitsa the next 'it' pig?"
819:"Rare pigs are mistaken for sheep"
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782:"American Mangalitsa Association"
507:. agroservice.hu. Archived from
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916:. Barron's. 14 September 2013.
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425:, usually packed in the pig's
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797:"Mangulica, dabar i lokvanji"
374:breed was created in 1872 by
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95:at 13–14 months: 180–200 kg
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505:"The Hungarian Mangalica"
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472:References
447:sauerkraut
345:wild boars
297:farm near
226:(Hungarian
205:Mangalitza
201:Mangalitsa
63:Mangalitsa
60:Mangalitza
756:0362-4331
682:Eat North
619:La Prensa
463:Varieties
386:Husbandry
380:Berkshire
361:Šumadinka
329:mangulica
291:Šumadinka
245:wild boar
238:Hungarian
209:Hungarian
197:Mangalica
191:, Hungary
179:, Germany
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433:, sweet
427:duodenum
416:pumpkins
412:potatoes
337:Zasavica
299:Belgrade
295:Topčider
249:Šumadija
234:Szalonta
220:Romanian
661:12 June
443:braised
435:paprika
423:sausage
408:pasture
382:stock.
333:Serbian
325:Croatia
266:History
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223:Salonta
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357:Šiška
353:Mačva
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212:breed
165:Kadaň
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439:pork
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