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Bulletin No. 15 - Summer 2003
Miscelleanous- No Category
GARNIER JP
The successful marriage of appellation with production in Italy.
Porc Magazine 2003 juin: 30-33.
This paper describes and analyses the swine production system in Italy-an unique system relying on the development of high quality production instead of standard products-which is a real success story. Eighty-six percent of the Italian swine production consists of heavy pigs that are specifically raised for the Italian appellations of high quality dry hams. San Daniele and Parm hams make up for 60% of the total production. Genetics, nutrition, herd management and strict selection of hams: all participate in a production system delivering high quality products. This production model could be applied to other European countries.
