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. Extremely hardy and can live ...

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 ...

It is an all-purpose breed with very lean meat ... wide spread use of Hampshire in cross breeding of pigs for pork. The breed can conveniently be crossed with any other breed and the preferred ...