Small Black

The Small Black was a historic British pig breed, remembered as a compact black pig with a relatively refined body compared with larger commercial breeds. It is generally treated as extinct or absorbed into later pig development rather than maintained as a common living breed. Its importance is historical, showing how many local pig types existed before modern standardized breeds narrowed the field.

For animal records or educational pages, Small Black should be handled as a historical breed name unless a conservation group can document living stock. It is not a label that should be applied casually to any small black pig. Researchers and breed historians may compare old descriptions, agricultural texts, and related British pig breeds to understand its role. Practical keepers looking for similar living animals should seek recognized heritage breeds rather than assuming the Small Black can be sourced today.

Colors: Belted, Black, Black and White, Blonde, Brown, Cream, Ginger, Ginger and Black, Pied, Red, Red and Black, Sandy, Solid Black, Solid White, Spotted, Swallow Belly, White