Belarus Black Pied
This black and white pig is similar to the Bazna but is normally larger.
Bentheim Black Pied
This very large black and white pig originates from Germany.
Berkshire
This large British pig is mainly black. It is not a rare breed as such but the numbers are now small. Small amounts of white on the pig are acceptable.
British Lop
This large white British pig has lop ears.
Bulgaria White
This is a large white pig with upright ears.
Fig. 1.3. Pigs are forest animals.
Fig. 1.4. A cross-bred Bantu pig.
Chato Murciano
These medium-sized pigs originate from Spain. They are black, white or black and white.
Choctaw Hog
These very small black pigs originated in the USA.
Danish Protest Pig
These very large pigs, as the name suggests, were bred in Denmark. They are red with a white saddle. They have lop ears.
Duroc
These large fecund pigs were bred in the USA. They are normally red but may be black.
Fig. 1.5. Beijing Black weaners.
They have lop ears. There is Duroc blood found in many hybrids.
Forest Mountain
This is a large white pig which originated in Armenia.
Gascon
This is a large black pig with lop ears which originated in Gascony in France.
Gloucestershire Old Spot
This is a large, mainly white pig with large black spots. It has lop ears and originated in Gloucestershire in the UK. It was a rare breed but it has had resurgence in recent years (Fig. 1.6). It is much sought after by smallholders because of its quiet temperament. There is a niche market for its meat.
Guinea Hog
This medium-sized black pig has prick ears. It originated in the USA.
Hampshire
This is a medium-sized pig, with prick ears. It originated in Hampshire in the UK. It is normally a saddleback but some are all black. It is a quiet pig and is seen on smallholdings throughout the South of England.
Hereford
This breed of pig, which can be very large, is normally red and white. It originated in the USA.
Iberian
This medium-sized black pig originated in Spain. It has lop ears.
Fig. 1.6. Pure-bred Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs.
Jeju Black Pig
The name describes everything about this breed of pig. It is black and originated in Jeju-do in Korea. It is a small pig with lop ears.
Kakhetian
This black pig is small with prick ears. Grey and reddish brown pigs are also seen. It originated in Europe and is now only found in Georgia. The piglets have stripes which disappear on maturity.
Kemerovo
This is a small black pig with prick ears which originated in Kazakhstan.
Korea Native Pig
This is a medium-sized black pig with lop ears which is found in Korea.
Kunekune
These small pigs with long hair from New Zealand are very popular as pet pigs in the UK. They have several recognizable colours: red, black and white, cream, gold-tip, black, brown and tricoloured. They all have wattles called piri-piri (Fig. 1.7). They are friendly pigs and are ideal as a smallholder pig. As the gene pool in the UK is small, purchasers should beware of any inherited defects. They are often crossed with Vietnamese pigs to make ‘house-pigs’ (Fig. 1.8). They are also crossed with commercial hybrid pigs to make better carcasses for pig meat (Figure 1.9).
Lacombe
This is an old breed developed in Alberta in Canada from crossing Landrace and Berkshire pigs. It is a large breed, has lop ears and is normally black, but white animals
