
Breed: Ibérico Retinto
Species: Pig
Weight: 140 kg (males), 120 kg (females)
Height: 90 cm (males), 75 cm (females)
Country: Spain
Description: Very appreciated ham is produced from this breed.
The breed is especially adapted to continental and semi-desert Mediterranean climate and for the exploitation of natural resources like montanera where they subsist on acorns of cork oak and holm oak and grass.
History: Indigenous breed
Year of origin: 1300
Uses: Dam line, lard, meat
Breed Sources: https://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/