• Wessex Saddleback

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Metadata

Conservation Status

Not extinct

Last Record

1967

Place of Breeding

Wessex, England

Synonym

Belted | Sheeted Wessex

Extinction Reason

No purpose of the use | Combined with the Essex to form the British Saddleback

Description

The breed is still surviving in New Zealand.

References

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.

Trotter, M., & McCulloch, B. (2002). Wessex Saddleback Pigs. New Zealand Rare Breeds. https://www.rarebreeds.co.nz/wessex.html

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025b, February 9). Wessex Saddleback. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex_Saddleback