British Saddleback

British Saddleback
Sow, judged Best of Breed at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire in 2009
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered-maintained
  • DAD-IS (2022): at risk/endangered
  • RBST (2022–2023): at risk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
StandardBritish Pig Association
Usedual-purpose, pork and bacon
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    320 kg
  • Female:
    270 kg
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The British Saddleback is a modern British breed of domestic pig. It was created in 1967 by merging the surviving populations of two traditional saddleback breeds, the Essex and Wessex Saddleback. It is an endangered breed, listed on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as at risk, the second-highest level of concern.

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