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The British Lop Pig |
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The British Lop is one of the white, lop-eared pig breeds once associated with the
Celtic regions of the British Isles, and is closely related to breeds such as the
Welsh and Landrace. It was first recognised in the Tavistock area, where it was
called the Devon Lop, or sometimes the Cornish White pig. It spread throughout the
south west of the country, as far as Somerset and Dorset, but was rarely seen beyond
that vicinity. Up to the 1960s it was called the National Long White Lop-eared pig,
but its name was then changed to the British Lop.
It is one of the larger breeds, being long, lean and deep sided. The hams are well
filled to the hocks.
In the 2005 British Lop survey there were only 136 registered sows. This puts them
at the top of the rare breed list as an 'Endangered Breed'!
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Gracious, our very first pig! |
We chose to breed the British Lop because they are very docile and good mothers,
but also to support the breed.
Our British Lop pigs are reared on the outskirts
of the cotswolds just outside Bath, overlooking Bristol.
We currently have 9 Sows
(of which 4 are pedigree registered) and 1 boar. We are continuing to expand on
this.
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