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At the moment, the Bísaro Pig can be mainly found in the transmontana region formed by the towns of Alfândega da Fé, Bragança, Vila Flor, Chaves, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro, Moncorvo, Montalegre, Valpaços, São João da Pesqueira, Moimenta da Beira, Vila Real, Vimioso and Vinhais, where in the latter most production can be found. We can also find production in Minho, Douro Litoral and Beira Litoral.
The Transmontana region is formed by a group of plains and mountains whose climate has a continental influence, more humid and rainy in the west and more dry in the middle when you reach the oriental border.
Trás-os-Montes is, still today, a region where agriculture is predominant of continued existence, characterized by small businesses with few personnel, where the Bísaro pig, like all other autochthonous species, fits in and adapts perfectly.

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Long ago, the Bísaro suffered a drastic decline in their numbers, but their ability to adapt to the system of traditional agriculture, its docile nature, its prolific nature, ease of rearing piglets and the organoleptic quality of the meat, are characteristic essentials to have allowed the continuation of this race.
Currently, according to data from ANSCUB, livestock breeding is about 1290 females and 200 males, spread over 83 farms located in regions of Trás-os-Montes and Minho, the majority of farms in council of Vinhais. |