Some of the UK’s rare breeds of native pigs are increasingly under threat, with the ongoing crisis in the pig sector blamed for reducing British Landrace sow numbers to just 23. The Rare Breeds ...

Farmer Zhang Qiang considers his pigs not just livestock, but national treasures. He is among a handful of Chinese breeders who still specialize in native species - in his case, Wulian black pigs.

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A strategic review of Scotland's pig industry concludes that it needs a breeding herd of 45,000 sows to provide 20,000 finished pigs per week, the level required for viability. The report follows the ...