Piétrain
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Piétrain () is a Belgian breed of domestic pig. It is native to Wallonia, and takes its name from the village of Piétrain in the municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant, in northern Wallonia. It first appeared in about 1920, and received recognition as a breed in 1950. Its origins are not clear; it has been suggested that the farmers of Piétrain may have recognised, and selectively bred for, a genetic mutation causing muscular hypertrophy.
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- Pig breed.name
- Piétrain
- Pig breed.image
- Pourceas Piitrin.jpg
- Pig breed.image_caption
- At an agricultural fair in Libramont-Chevigny
- Pig breed.country
- Belgium
- Pig breed.distribution
- over 40 countries
- Pig breed.use
- meat, cross-breeding
- Pig breed.maleweight
- 300 kg
- Pig breed.femaleweight
- 280 kg
- Pig breed.maleheight
- 90 cm
- Pig breed.femaleheight
- 85 cm
- Pig breed.hair
- piebald – greyish white ground, dark spots ringed with pale grey-blue
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- Pourceas Piitrin.jpg
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Piétrain () is a Belgian breed of domestic pig. It is native to Wallonia, and takes its name from the village of Piétrain in the municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant, in northern Wallonia. It first appeared in about 1920, and received recognition as a breed in 1950. Its origins are not clear; it has been suggested that the farmers of Piétrain may have recognised, and selectively bred for, a genetic mutation causing muscular hypertrophy.
From about 1960, the Piétrain was also reared in Germany, principally in Baden-Württemberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein; it is used as a sire for cross-breeding.
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