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      Fig. 1.8. A Kunekune pig crossed with a Vietnamese pig in New Zealand.

      Fig. 1.9. A Kunekune pig crossed with a commercial hybrid pig.

       Meishan

      This is a medium-sized pig with little hair and large folds of skin not only on its body but also on its head. It has lop ears and is pinky black in colour. It originated in China.

       Middle White

      Although in theory this breed of pig is smaller than a Large White pig, it is still categorized as a large pig. It is all white with prick ears. It has a very short snout. The breed was developed in Yorkshire in the UK. Middle White pigs are often crossed with Kunekune pigs to make pet pigs (Fig. 1.10).

       Mukota

      This small fat pig was developed in Zimbabwe to be resistant to the heat and tropical diseases. It is black with a short snout and lop ears.

       Mulefoot

      This is a very strange breed of pig which was developed in the USA from original stock from the Deep South. It is now a rare breed. It does not have a cloven hoof; hence its name, as its foot looks like that of a mule. The lack of a cloven hoof is in fact an inherited defect. The ethics of breeding these pigs must be questionable. It is normally all black but some have white spots.

      Fig. 1.10. A Middle White pig crossed with a Kunekune pig in New Zealand.

       Myrhorod

      This is a medium-sized white pig with lop ears which was developed in the Ukraine.

       North Caucasian

      This is a hybrid pig bred from native pigs and imported Landrace blood in southern Russia and in Uzbekistan. It is normally a large white pig with lop ears.

       North Siberian

      This is a small curly-coated pig from northern Siberia. It has prick ears and is normally brown in colour. It manages to cope with the extremely harsh climate.

       Ossabaw Island

      This small pig is derived from feral pigs bred on Ossabaw Island which lies in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia in the USA. It has prick ears and is normally black or spotted.

       Oxford Sandy and Black

      These are an old breed of medium-sized pigs which are almost considered a rare bred in the UK. They are a sandy colour with large black spots. They have lop ears.

       Pietrain

      These middle-sized pigs originated in Belgium and form a part of modern European hybrid commercial pigs. They are white in colour with large grey spots. They have prick ears. They are renowned for their large muscle to bone and fat ratio.

       Red Wattle

      This is a very large pig from the USA. It is red in colour and has lop ears.

       Saddleback

      There are now many separate breeds of Saddleback, e.g. the Angeln from Germany, the British Saddleback, the Essex and the Wessex. They are a large pig, mainly black with a white band around their girth. They have lop ears.

       Semirechye

      This middle-sized pig breed originated in Kazakhstan. It is usually used as a crossing sire for breeding hybrid gilts. It is black in colour with prick ears.

       Siberian Black Pied

      This small hairy pig comes from Siberia. It is black and white with prick ears.

       Small Black

      This small black pig from the UK with lop ears is now a rare breed. Traditionally it was a smallholder or backyard pig.

       Small White

      This small white pig from the UK has prick ears and is rare. It is still used to breed hybrids for commercial pig production. It has been selectively bred from so that its offspring are very small. These are then marketed as ‘mini pigs’. They are also called ‘designer pigs’. Purchasers should be aware that often they can grow into quite large pigs.

       Swabian-Hall

      This medium-sized pig from Germany is white with large black patches. It has lop ears and a long back. It is ideal as a bacon-producing pig.

       Taihu Pig

      This small black pig from China has prick ears and a long snout.

       Tamworth

      This large red pig from the UK is once again gaining in popularity as a smallholder pig supplying a niche pork market. It is a docile pig with prick ears. It is not a rare breed (Fig. 1.11).

       Tsivilsk

      This small all white pig with prick ears originated in Russia.

       Turopolje

      This medium-sized white black-spotted pig originated in Croatia and is considered by many to be one of the oldest pig breeds in Europe. Its origin is traced back to the prehistorical period when pigs, having been domesticated further to the east, were first introduced into Europe. It has lop ears.

       Ukrainian Spotted Steppe

      This small white black-spotted pig is an ancient breed which originated in the Ukraine. It has prick ears.

       Vietnamese Pot Bellied

      This relatively small pig, which tends to be obese as the name suggests, originated in Vietnam (Fig. 1.12). It also lives up to its name as it has a large pot belly. It can be black or mainly black with some white markings. It has a short snout and prick ears. It is the most popular pet pig in the UK.

       Welsh

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