caption: William Harvey, Improved Essex. From Youatt, W. (1860). The Pig. (S. Sidney, Ed.). Routledge, Warne & Routledge in the public domain.
Metadata
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last Record
The 19th century
Place of Breeding
Eastern England
Variety
variety of Small Black
Synonym
Improved Essex | Old Essex
Extinction Reason
Absorbed by the Small Black
References
Harris, J. (1870). Harris on the pig. Breeding, rearing, management, and improvement. New York, NY: Orange Judd and company.
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.
Youatt, W. (1860). The Pig. (S. Sidney, Ed.). London, UK: Routledge, Warne & Routledge.
