 Belgian Landrace | |
| Conservation status | Least Concern |
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| Other names | Improved Belgian, Belgian Improved Landrace, Belgian Lop-eared, Landrace beige (French), Indigene ameliore (French), Poppel (French), Belgisch Landvarken (Flemish), Veredeld Landvarken (Flemish), Belgijska zwisloucha (Polish), Landrasse B (German) |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
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The Belgian Landrace, also known as the Improved Belgian, Belgian Improved Landrace, and the Belgian Lop-eared, is a breed of domestic pig from northern Belgium. It was created from importing English breeds and improving them until they were "graded up" to the German Improved Landrace from 1930 to 1945 and then breeding them with the Dutch Landrace in 1945. Other breeds were also incorporated into the bloodline to strengthen it, such as with ones from Luxembourg in 1955, Germany in 1971, and the Czech Republic in 1974.[1] Used in many different countries, the Belgian Landrace is also one of the "four major commercial breeds" in France.[2]
- ^ Porter, Valerie; Mason, Ian Lauder (2002). Mason's world dictionary of livestock breeds, types, and varieties. CAB International. p. 214. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ Porter, Valerie (1993). Pigs: a handbook to the breeds of the world. Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 129. Retrieved November 21, 2011.