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Kōrero: Pigs and the pork industry

Large White pig

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Large White pig

Imported to New Zealand in the late 1920s, the Large White was considered the world’s best breed at the time.

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New Zealand Pig Breeders Association Inc

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Allan Gillingham, Pigs and the pork industry – Domestic pigs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15430/large-white-pig (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.