The Estonian Bacon () is a meat
pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...
breed from
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
It was developed from a local landrace by crossbreeding it with
German
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,
Danish and
Swedish
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landraces. Its appearance looks similar to the Danish Landrace.
See also
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List of domestic pig breeds
There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig ''(Sus scrofa domesticus)''.
List with classification and standards
See also
* List of sheep breeds
* List of goat breeds
* List of cattle breeds
* Lists of domestic animal breeds
Reference ...
References
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Pig breeds originating in Estonia
Animal breeds originating in the Soviet Union
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