http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry Leather Wallets, Ladies handbags, Indian Handmade handicraft goods and promotional products Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Moura Also Known By: Estrela, Estrelense, Mouro and Pereira The Moura breed is usually a blue roan in coloration, occasionally red roan. They were originated from Duroc, Canastra and Canastrao in southern Brazil. The breed is rare. Reference: Mason, I.L. 1996. A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties. Fourth Edition. C.A.B ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/moura/172/ British Landrace Like all the Landrace strains that are to be found in the north European countries, the British strain is white in color, has the characteristic heavy drooped ear that covers much of the face, is very long, muscular and is known for producing high quality pork. According to a ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/british-landrace/164/ Mora Romagnola The Mora Romagnola is an indigenous pig breed of the Ravenna province (Emilia Romagna, Italy); and it is unknown if it was ever exported to other parts of Europe. There are now only 18 animals surviving in one herd near Faenza (Ravenna) , while in 1949 there had been ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/mora-romagnola/171/ Mukota Also Known By: Rhodesian Indigenous, Zimbabwe Indigenous Mukota pigs are believed to have been introduced by the European and Chinese traders between 16 and 1700 AD. There are basically two classes of Mukota pigs. One class is short, fat and has a short snout resembling the Chinese Lard pig, while ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/mukota/170/ Mong Cai Mong Cai is one of the major local breeds in northern part of Vietnam, particularly in provinces of North Mountain, the Red River delta and the northern part of Central Coastline. It has small to medium body size. The head is black with small and upright ears. Black patches ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/mong-cai/169/ Minzhu The Minzhu breed was introduced into the United Sates through a joint effort of the USDA, the University of Illinois, and Iowa State University. This effort was also successful in introducing Meishan and Fengjing pigs from China. This effort introduced a total of 144 pigs from these breeds into the ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/minzhu/168/ Middle White Middle White swine originated in the Yorkshire area at about the same time and from the same general stock as the Large White and Small White breeds. Mainly, it was a selection for the intermediate size that caused it to be classified as a separate breed. The Middle White ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/middle-white/167/ Meishan The Meishan breed was introduced into the United States under a cooperative effort of the USDA, the University of Illinois, and Iowa State University. This effort also imported Fengjing and Minzhu pigs from China. A total of 144 pigs from these breeds were shipped to the United States. Iowa State ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/meishan/166/ Mangalitsa Also Known by: Wollschwein (German), Mangulica, Mangulac, Mangalita, Mangaliza, Mangalica, Hungarian Curly Coat, Porc laineux des Pacages, Wollhaariges Origin: The homeland of the Mangalitsa was the former Austria-Hungary. In the past century this swine breed extended into far reaches of Europe. The Mangalitsa was much favored as a bacon and lard ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/mangalitsa/165/ British Lop The breed was formally established in 1920, but the foundation stock is unknown. It is thought to have been from the original white pigs of Wales, Cumberland and Ulster. At previous times they were referred to as the Cornish White and Devon Lop. Today the breed is most numerous in ... http://gift4shopping.com/animal-husbandry/british-lop/163/