The Angeln Saddleback, also known as the Angler
Sattel
Sattel is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Its name is the German word for "saddle".
History
The Battle of Morgarten occurred on 15 November 1315 near Sattel, at Morgarten (now part of Oberägeri). It ...
schwein (
German
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) or Angler
sadel svin (
Danish
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), is a
rare breed
In modern agriculture, a rare breed is a breed of poultry or livestock that has a very small breeding population, usually from a few hundred to a few thousand. Because of their small numbers, rare breeds may have a threatened conservation statu ...
of
domestic pig grown mainly in
Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. It is a large, lop-eared, black pig with a white belt around its body at the forefeet.
The breed originated in
Angeln,
Germany (until 1864
Denmark), by crossing a local German black-and-white
Landrace with
Wessex Saddleback
The Wessex Saddleback or Wessex Pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in the West Country of England, (Wessex), especially in Wiltshire and the New Forest area of Hampshire. It is black, with white forequarters. In Britain it was amalgamated ...
. It became established in Schleswig-Holstein as a separate and distinct breed
in 1937, and by the 1950s commanded a substantial local market share. In recent years, however, it has become nearly extinct as market sentiment has turned against its fatty meat. It is well adapted to outdoor systems of management and is likely to see an upturn in popularity as breeders turn away from more intensive systems of production.
Typical sizes are 350 kg weight, height (boars), and 300 kg weight, height (sows). The sows are highly fertile with much milk.
References
;Sources
Oklahoma State University
Pig breeds originating in Germany
Animal breeds on the GEH Red List
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