Italian Landrace

Italian Landrace
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk
Other namesItalian: Landrace Italiana
Country of originItaly
StandardAssociazione Nazionale Allevatori Suini (in Italian)
Traits
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Italian Landrace (Italian: Landrace Italiana) is an Italian breed of domestic pig. It derives from the Danish Landrace breed developed in Denmark at the end of the nineteenth century. Stock was imported into Italy after the Second World War. The breed has been selected principally for suitability for the production of prosciutto crudo. It is, after the Large White Italiana, the second-most numerous pig breed in Italy. The breed standard is issued by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry; the herd-book is kept by the Italian: Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Suini, the national pig-breeders' association.

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