Good-quality pork and bacon. A perfect first-timer’s pig very docile and easy to handle British Lop One of the most endangered of the native breeds (along with Middle White), originally from Devon.

Most pork and bacon comes from cross-bred hybrid pigs which started to be introduced in the 1950s, pushing out the native breeds. 2. Breeds with floppy ‘lop’ ears, like Gloucestershire Old ...