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.: 224  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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