This paper is a historical-social study for the analysis of the Chato Murciano pig breed. This breed is indigenous to the Region of Murcia, southeast Spain. There are attempts to reinitiate the breeding of an animal that in the past was the basis of family support due to its peculiar characteristics; however, the present economic and ecological conditions have changed.

This paper is a historical-social study for the analysis of the Chato Murciano pig breed. This breed is indigenous to the Region of Murcia, southeast Spain. There are attempts to reinitiate the breeding of an animal that in the past was the basis of family support due to its peculiar characteristics; however, the present economic and ecological conditions have changed.