Casertana pig

Casertana
Conservation statusFAO (2007): critical[1]
Other names
  • Maiale di Teano
  • Teanese
  • Pelatella
Country of originItaly
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    170 kg[2]
  • Female:
    140 kg[2]
Notes
Breed standard
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Casertana is a breed of domestic pig from Campania, in southern Italy.[2] It is mainly associated with the province of Caserta, from which its name derives, but was in the past also raised in the provinces of Campobasso, Naples, Rome and Salerno. The area of the lower basin of the Garigliano and Volturno rivers, including the comuni of Carinola, Mondragone, Minturno, Sessa Aurunca and Teano, was particularly known for production of the breed, which may also be known as the Teanese after the town of Teano.[3]

The Casertana has two unusual physical traits: it is virtually or totally hairless, which gives rise to its alternative name Pelatella, "hairless one"; and it has two wattles or cylindrical appendages hanging from the lower part of the throat.[3]

It is one of the six autochthonous pig breeds recognised by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry.[4]

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