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Swabian-Hall swine
The Swabian-Hall swine ("Schwäbisch-Hällische Landschwein") is a breed of domestic pig originating from Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a large pig, white in the centre with a black head and rear and narrow grey bands at the transition from white to black skin. They have large litters averaging more than nine piglets.
History.
The breed was started by King George III, who imported from China Meishan pigs in 1820 to crossbreed with the German
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