They're under threat
It is one of the main projects that the Trust is looking at as it aims to have all the breeds on its Watchlist stable by 2028.
“We need them. They can process smaller numbers of non-standard animals – such as with longer horns and thicker skins – which are difficult. The Large White Pig is rooted in Yorkshire but at one time it was being exported all over the world thanks to its many attributes including hardiness, fast growth and excellence in crossbreeding.Decades of performance recording and rigorous selection has made the Large White more prolific than most rare breeds but breed numbers declined dramatically in the aftermath of the Foot and Mouth crisis of 2001.
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