Husum Red Pied

Husum Red Pied
a red pig with white saddle and forelegs
Conservation status
Other names
  • Rotbunte(s) Husumer (Schwein)
  • German Red Pied
  • Rotbunte(s) Schwein
  • Rotbunte Schleswig-Holsteiner[3]
Nicknames
  • Danish Protest Pig[3]
  • Husumer Protestschwein
  • Husum protestsvin
Country of originGermany
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    350 kg (750 lb)
  • Female:
    300 kg (650 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    92 cm (36 in)
  • Female:
    85 cm (33 in)
Notes
red variant of the Angeln Saddleback
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Husum Red Pied or Rotbunte Husumer is a rare Danish breed of domestic pig.[4]: 230  It is a red pig with a white belt or saddle which includes the forelegs, so the head, neck, rump and hind parts are red; it is considered a colour variant of the Angeln Saddleback. The name derives from that of the town of Husum on the coast of Nordfriesland in northern Schleswig-Holstein, where pigs of this kind are documented from the late nineteenth century.[5]

Flag of Denmark

At this time, when the area was under Prussian rule, display of the Danish flag was not permitted; some Danish separatist farmers craftily bred the pigs to possess a white stripe to resemble the Nordic cross in the flag, and it acquired the nickname Danish Protest Pig.[6]

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  3. ^ a b Mason, Ian Lauder: A world dictionary of livestock breeds, types and varieties. 4th edition. CAB International, Wallingford 1996, ISBN 0-85199-102-5, p. 164.
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  6. ^ Graham R. Duncanson: Veterinary Treatment of Pigs, p. 3.