mangalitsa
Sign in to saveAlso known as mangalica, mangalitza, mangulica
thumbnail|A swallow-bellied Mangalica in the gardens of the Franciscan monastery in Kadaň|Franciscan monastery at [[Kadaň, Czech Republic]] thumb|Mangalica piglets, about one month old, in Münsterland, Germany thumb|The curly blonde coat of a Mangalica pig at Budapest Zoo, Hungary
Key facts
- Pig breed.name
- Mangalica
- Pig breed.image
- File:20101119 Mangalica 003.jpg
- Pig breed.country
- Hungary
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- Husbandry
- Varieties
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thumbnail|A swallow-bellied Mangalica in the gardens of the Franciscan monastery in Kadaň|Franciscan monastery at [[Kadaň, Czech Republic]] thumb|Mangalica piglets, about one month old, in Münsterland, Germany thumb|The curly blonde coat of a Mangalica pig at Budapest Zoo, Hungary
The Mangalica (, also Mangalitsa or Mangalitza) is a Hungarian breed of domestic pig. It was developed in the mid-19th century by crossbreeding breeds from Hungarian Nagyszalonta (now Salonta, Romania) and Hungarian Bakony with the European wild boar and the Serbian Šumadija breed. The Mangalica pig grows a thick, curly coat of hair. The only other pig breed noted for having a long coat is the extinct Lincolnshire Curly Coat pig of England.
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