It has only been in the last 4 years that Rare Breeds Trust of Australia (RBTA) has collated the information readily available from the Australian Pig Breeders Association (APBA) into the official website here. Collating the information relating to number of pigs registered and number of studs registering pigs has enabled RBTA to better monitor the changes directly impacting on pig numbers in Australia.
Dramatically falling numbers of Large White Pigs, Landrace Pigs and Duroc pigs being registered over the last 5 years has led to these breeds being included in our monitoring processes since 2000/01.