The Bazna, also known as the Basner, Porcul de Banat, or Romanian Saddleback, is a

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native to Romania. The breed was first created in 1872 from crosses between the

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and

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pig breeds. The Bazna is primarily black with a white ring circling its trunk, starting at the shoulders and including the forelimbs. The breed was officially recognized in 1958.

History

The development of the Bazna breed started in 1872 from crosses between the

and

breeds. As the breed formed and developed,

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, and

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breeds were all used to help homogenize and better it. The Bazna breed was officially recognized in 1958. The breed is native to Romania. Upon developing, the breed was distributed to several towns in the

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region of

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, and again after

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when the breed was distributed further around the Transylvania region and

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

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History

See also

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