Dutch Landrace pig

The Dutch Landrace pig is a standardized breed of domestic pig originating in the Netherlands. The breed was developed from the native landrace of pigs of the area, crossbred with strains from neighboring counties. The Dutch Landrace is considered "a meaty and efficient breed". The breed is unusually responsive to the halothane test, which can be used to weed out individuals with low projected survivability and meat production.

African pepper

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Landrace pig

The term Landrace pig or Landrace swine refers to any of a group of standardized breeds of domestic pig, and in this context the word Landrace is typically capitalized. The original breed by this name was the Danish Landrace pig, from which the others

Bioptics (surgery)

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Reversion (software development)

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Valley National 8-Ball League Association

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McCandlish

McCandlish is Scottish surname, derived from Scottish Gaelic mac Cuindlis, meaning 'son of Cuindlis', a Old Irish name of uncertain meaning that dates to the 8th century. Some spelling variants include McAndlish, McCanalish, McCandelich, McCandelish

Galfrid

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List of U.S. Open pool championships

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Jeu de mail

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Makhan Nagar

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