Cseri Miklós - Sári Zsolt (szerk.): Szerencsemalac, A mangalica. Skanzen füzetek 2. (Szentendre, Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, 2009)

)f the mangalica Every region in Hungary had its characteristic pig species till the 18th-19th century. Transdanubia had its Bakony pig and shishká pig, in the Great Hungarian Plain the Szalonta pig was kept, in marshlands the 'reed pig (nádi or réti), in the Carpathian Mountains the 'thorny mountain pig (hegyi tüskés) and in Transylvanie the bázna and ölyves pig. The two — main ancient regional species were the Szalonta pig in the Great Plain with big and long body, long legs, hanging ears and reddish-brown fur The ancestors of this mainly meat supplier arrived into the Carpathian basin probably with the Hungarian population in the 9th century. The Bakony pig, a bacon pig was probably living here already at this time in Transdanubia, mainly to the north of the Lake Balaton. Its fur is reddish-black or greyish-black and moderately curly. The pig has strong bones and a short body. From the 1830-ies the Serbian Sumadia pig was crossed with the Szalonta and Bakony pig to breed the species Hungarian mangalica. Serbiás duke, Milos Obrenovic started to deal in Sumadia pigs; he had a stock farm and supplied breeding stock to Hungarian landowners. When the herds of swine were driven through Hungary to the fairs in Sopron and Győr; some pigs got lost, sold or sometimes stolen. These animals crossed with the local pig species. The new bacon pig became very popular: it was called by different names, such as Turkish pig, (törökfajta], serbiari (rátz), mangaritza or mangalicza. The species reached every part of Hungary within 25 years and completely transformed the pig population. The most common colours of the breeds coat are blond, red and swallow bellied. Contemporary records inform about black and game colour as well.