A contribution to knowlege of development of pig breeds in Slovenia - I. up to year 1959
2002
Salehar, A. (Ljubljana Univ. (Slovenia). Biotechnical Fac., Zootechnical Dept.)
Initially, pig production in the region of Slovenia relied on local autochthonous pig breeds. Later development of pig breeds was similar to the development in other European countries. Local breeds were, especially in the second part of the 19th century, up-graded with English breeds (mostly Large White pig). During the period between both World Wars and in the first years after the World War II, the following three breeds were predominantly used: Improved White, Improved Landrace, and Krskopolje breed. Up-grading of breeds was gained with import of boars, where the Large Yorkshire has to be mentioned as the most frequently used breed also during this time (mainly in Pomurje, where the export of bacon started in 1934). In the year 1959 a great number of breeding pigs of pure Swedish and Dutch Landrace breeds were imported to Slovenia. The main goal of this import was the up-grading of local Improved Landrace and Improved White breed to meet the high quality demand of pigs for bacon on foreign meat markets. Due to the later regulation of pure Swedish Landrace to be solely used in Breeding centres, the other breeds were gradually diminishing. Local Improved White and Improved Landrace breed, well adapted to our conditions over the decades, were slowly replaced and breeding work of the last two centuries was lost. However, the Krskopolje autochthonous pig breed survived in minor remains in the area of Krsko polje and Gorjanci hills.
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