Preserving biodiversity of Black Slavonian pigs through production and evaluation of traditional meat products

Crna slavonska svinja autohtona je hrvatska pasmina, polumasnoga tipa, nastala planskim križanjem krajem 19. i početkom 20. stoljeća. Zbog niže proizvodnosti, potisnule su ju mesnate pasmine svinja. Za njeno očuvanje država daje i novčane poticaje. Dugoročno, očuvanje biorazličitosti crne slavonske svinje moguće je samo na ekonomskoj osnovi, kroz proizvodnju tradicionalnih mesnih proizvoda (kulen, šunka, slanina, čvarci, svježe meso) s dodanom vrijednošću. U tome pravcu, potrebno je standardizirati kvalitetu proizvedenih svinja i mesnih proizvoda, kako bi postali prepoznatljivi brend (marka) na domaćem i inozemnome tržištu.The Black Slavonian pig is an autochthonous Croatian breed, lard production type created by planned crossing at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Due to lower productivity, black Slavonian pig was suppressed by meat pig breeds. For its preservation, the state also provides monetary incentives. In the long term, preserving the biodiversity of black Slavonian pigs is only possible on an economic basis, through the production of traditional meat products (kulen, ham, bacon, cracklings, fresh meat) with added value. With this in mind, it is necessary to standardize the quality of produced pigs and meat products, so that they become a recognizable brand on the domestic and foreign markets