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run more or less fully at liberty. Those kept in confinement are generally larger 

 and fatter, although often more delicate animals, than the breeds which are allowed 

 to roam almost at will; the latter being longer-limbed and thinner than the 

 former, but at the same time bolder and more independent in disposition. In 

 Southern Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia, Servia, Turkey, and Spain, the herds of 

 swine are allowed to run in the woods throughout the year, but in less warm 

 districts they have to be taken in and fed during the winter. In the Sierra 

 Nevada of Spain, these herds ascend to an elevation of some nine thousand feet 

 above the sea, and thus become expert climbers. 



European Breeds. , 



DWARF CHINESE PIG (-fa nat. size). 



The different breeds of European domestic pigs vary so much 

 'that it is almost impossible to classify them, and only a few of the 

 more important ones can even be mentioned in this work. Many of the best 

 breeds have been produced by crossing original stocks with the so-called Siamese 

 breed, which is distributed over a great part of the Malayan region, and has been 

 imported into China. This breed (frequently termed S. indicus) is characterised 

 by its small size, cylindrical trunk, hollow back, short limbs, and the approximation 

 of the belly to the ground. The colour is generally black, with the skin externally 

 of a rich copper colour, and the bristles are soft ; but there is also a white variety. 

 The ears are small and somewhat erect, and the face is short. According to Mr. D. 

 Low, these pigs " are less hardy and prolific than the native races of Europe, and 

 the females do not yield the same quantity of milk ; but they arrive very soon at 



