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Monday, August 3, 2015
The Gascon or Noir de Bigorre
As a practically life-long vegetarian, I find it hard to comprehend how anyone can kill and eat a beautiful animal such as the Gascon or Noir de Bigorre.
The Gascon is a rare breed of domestic pig which has
survived in the more mountainous and remote regions of France. In the
Midi-Pyrénées region, the Gascon survives as probably the most ancient breed of
pig in France.
Despite its endangered status, it has many valuable characteristics. Like most old-fashioned breeds, it is prone to becoming very fat, but it is vigorous, hardy, thrifty and tolerant of hot climates.
The sows are prolific and have a good supply of milk for their litters.
Daan Kolthoff is a writer, living between the hills of Wellington, New Zealand and, when not writing, meditating or walking the hills, he is usually researching, reading about or ordering berets from around the world.
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