imho mangalitza genes are from a rather wild type ,a few folk here have decided that less enthusiastic pork is better to live with .
very tasty ,i managed to tame a m x berk enough for her to get big enough for proper hams but the rest were very bitey and went at roast pork size
are you sure you want a boar who may well be a bit fierce ?
the new tamworth boar is a sweetie ,m x tam would probably taste good and the tam genes should dilute the chewyness of mangas
kunes are nice and will get to a decent freezer size and are very charming
im not a pig expert but i know what bites ,canine or porcine ,miss bacon took a bit of taming with treats and cuddles just to make her safe to work with while she got big
Hello and welcome from me too.
No pigs here any more either, but it may be worth getting her in pig with an available boar and then take time to find the one you really want, that way she gets a litter before she gets too old and difficult to get in pig, and you at least have a supply of porkers to go on with......
i would tend to agree with rob and paul that however good it tastes it aint worth risking life and limb with the squealing hoard of teeth ,nick put his lad in the freezer ,the rosewood m x were a nightmare for paul ,bitey and bold .the one i tamed was the most chilled .for comparison the gos x who were around at the same time acted like well trained spaniels
i like em to eat but would not want to work with em ,one moment of carelessness could be nasty
have you tried the breed society they should know of local breeders, if not you could always try AI (not magalitzas i dont think there is any available but you could try berkshire of tamworth should give good flavoursom pork in return.
Nell Merionwen
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Pel
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Doesnt jon adis (think thats his name) have magalitza (sp?) maybe he knows of someone near you.
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