Good-quality pork and bacon. A perfect first-timer’s pig very docile and easy to handle British Lop One of the most endangered of the native breeds (along with Middle White), originally from Devon.

1. There are 11 native British pig breeds and all of them are at risk of extinction according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Most pork and bacon comes from cross-bred hybrid pigs which started ...

The breeds include the: Large White ... Initially developed by the Danish, the Landrace is a crossbreed between the native pig in Denmark and the Large White. It is characterized by pure, sparsely ...

Across the country, dedicated farmers and breed societies – often with royal patronage – plus the Rare Breeds Society (RBST) through its Gene Bank, ensure that the work of the far-sighted 18th-century ...

There are many valuable breeds of pig in Vietnam, but many native Vietnamese varieties are at risk of extinction as economic development has resulted in the introduction of foreign breeds. Some native ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Cebu City Agriculture Department is re-intensifying its native pig dispersal program to qualified farmers in the city. CAD officer-in-charge Arlie Gesta, in an interview ...