Val Porter has written over forty books, many of them about livestock and other animals, about running a smallholding, and about rural life past and present, including three major books comprehensively describing the world's breeds of pigs, cattle and goats. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years and was co-author of the Trust's history, Saving the Breed.

• Pig BasicsWild Boar and DomesticationColoured PigsWhite PigsNew PigsFurther ReadingUseful AddressesPlaces to VisitIndex

Val Porter has written over forty books, many of them about livestock and other animals, about running a smallholding, and about rural life past and present, including three major books comprehensively describing the world's breeds of pigs, cattle and goats. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years and was co-author of the Trust's history, Saving the Breed.

• Pig BasicsWild Boar and DomesticationColoured PigsWhite PigsNew PigsFurther ReadingUseful AddressesPlaces to VisitIndex

Val Porter has written over forty books, many of them about livestock and other animals, about running a smallholding, and about rural life past and present, including three major books comprehensively describing the world's breeds of pigs, cattle and goats. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years and was co-author of the Trust's history, Saving the Breed.

• Pig BasicsWild Boar and DomesticationColoured PigsWhite PigsNew PigsFurther ReadingUseful AddressesPlaces to VisitIndex