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The '''Bazna''', also known as the '''Basner''',<ref name="OSU">{{cite web|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/bazna/index.htm |title=Bazna |date=4 March 2002 |publisher=[[Oklahoma State University]] |accessdate=27 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229122829/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/bazna/index.htm |archivedate=29 December 2010 }}</ref> '''Porcul de Banat''',<ref name="OSU" /> or '''Romanian Saddleback''',<ref name="IBNA">{{cite web|last1=Drăgănescu|first1=C|last2=Ghiță|first2=Elena|last3=Nagy|first3=Al.|title=Note on the genetic history of the Romanian Saddleback (Bazna) pig breed conservation nucleus|url=http://www.ibna.ro/arhiva/AZ%2011-2/AZ%2011_2%2009%20Draganescu.pdf|website=Institutul National de Cercetare|publisher=National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> is a [[breed]] of [[domestic pig]] native to Transylvania, in present day Romania. The breed was first created in 1872 from crosses between the [[Mangalitsa]] and [[Berkshire (pig)|Berkshire]] 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.
The '''Bazna''', also known as the '''Basner''' and '''Porcul de Banat''', is a [[breed]] of [[domestic pig]] that started to develop in 1872 from crosses between the [[Mangalitsa]] and [[Berkshire (pig)|Berkshire]] breeds. The breed became officially recognized in 1958. Bazna pigs are found in the central area of the [[Transylvania]] region of [[Romania]] and are colored black with a white belt.


== History ==
== History ==
The development of the Bazna breed started in 1872 from crosses between the [[Mangalitsa]] and [[Berkshire (pig)|Berkshire]] breeds. As the breed formed and developed, the Berkshire, [[Large White (pig)|Yorkshire]], [[Angler Sattelschwein]], [[Wessex Saddleback|Wessex]], and [[Hampshire (pig)|Hampshire]] breeds were all used to help homogenize and better it. The Berkshire pigs that were used for this purpose came from [[England]] in 1885, and again after 1900.<ref name="OSU">{{cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/bazna/index.htm |title=Bazna |date=4 March 2002 |publisher=[[Oklahoma State University]] |accessdate=27 February 2011}}</ref>
The development of the Bazna breed started in 1872 from crosses between the [[Mangalitsa]] and [[Berkshire (pig)|Berkshire]] breeds.<ref name="IBNA" /><ref name="OSU" /> As the breed formed and developed, [[Large White (pig)|Yorkshire]], [[Angler Sattelschwein]], [[Wessex Saddleback|Wessex]], and [[Hampshire (pig)|Hampshire]] breeds were all used to help homogenize and better it.<ref name="OSU" />


The Bazna breed was officially recognized in 1958.<ref name="OSU" />
The Bazna breed was officially recognized in 1958.<ref name="OSU" />


Upon formation, the breed was distributed to several towns in the [[Transylvania]] region of [[Romania]]: Mediash, Sibiu and Fagarash. After [[World War II]], the breed was distributed further around the Transylvania region, and also to [[Banat]].<ref name="OSU" />
The breed is native to [[Transylvania]], in present day Romania.<ref name="IBNA" /> Upon developing, the breed was distributed to several towns in the Transylvania, and again after [[World War II]] when the breed was distributed further around the Transylvania region and [[Banat]].<ref name="OSU" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Pig breeds originating in Romania]]



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Latest revision as of 08:31, 12 February 2024

Bazna
Other names
  • Basner
  • Porcul de Banat
Country of originRomania
Traits
Notes
Cross between Mangalitsa and Berkshire
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Bazna, also known as the Basner,[1] Porcul de Banat,[1] or Romanian Saddleback,[2] is a breed of domestic pig native to Transylvania, in present day Romania. The breed was first created in 1872 from crosses between the Mangalitsa and Berkshire 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

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The development of the Bazna breed started in 1872 from crosses between the Mangalitsa and Berkshire breeds.[2][1] As the breed formed and developed, Yorkshire, Angler Sattelschwein, Wessex, and Hampshire breeds were all used to help homogenize and better it.[1]

The Bazna breed was officially recognized in 1958.[1]

The breed is native to Transylvania, in present day Romania.[2] Upon developing, the breed was distributed to several towns in the Transylvania, and again after World War II when the breed was distributed further around the Transylvania region and Banat.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bazna". Oklahoma State University. 4 March 2002. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Drăgănescu, C; Ghiță, Elena; Nagy, Al. "Note on the genetic history of the Romanian Saddleback (Bazna) pig breed conservation nucleus" (PDF). Institutul National de Cercetare. National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition. Retrieved 8 November 2014.