The British Landrace pig breed, which was already in the RBST Watchlist’s most urgent ‘priority’ category, has seen a dramatic decline with just 23 dams producing pedigree progeny in 2022, down from ...

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A Norfolk herd of a rare and threatened pig breed is growing - thanks to a surge in demand for the animals' meat during the pandemic. Vic Jenkins and her husband Richard Bloss run the Broadland Herd ...

This litter of newborn porkers has brought fresh hope for the future for Britain's rarest breed of pig. The ten British Lop piglets will help the breed as it battles for survival. Lops are losing out ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Large White as the name suggests is a large breed. Dear Daktari, Thank you for such an ...

According to Dr Williams Guma, an animal expert at Bulindi Zardi – Hoima, a Naro institute that recently held the Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic 14th edition, a breed is a group of pigs with similar ...

The future of the UK’s iconic native pig breeds is becoming increasingly insecure in the wake of the wider pig industry crisis, warns the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) as it publishes its new 2023 ...