Welcome to the British Kunekune Pig Society website.

The aims of our society are:

• To encourage the breeding and owning of Kune Kune pigs and promote their welfare
  
  
• To provide information on the health, care and breeding of Kune Kune pigs

Newsletters past and present are available in the members section of this website

Please scroll down for information on:

• Buying Kunekunes
• Litter Notification - A guide to completing
• Registration - How and when
• Breeders' Responsibilities

 

Buying Kunekunes:

 

If you are looking at buying some Kunekune pigs, this is the place to start.

There are many piglets for sale on the 'Litters' page and some older pigs on the 'For Sale' page. All pigs advertised on these pages are registered, pedigree Kunekunes.

Prices vary from breeder to breeder and geographically too, although you can expect to pay more for good breeding pigs.

There are often good registered Kunes looking for permanent homes through no fault of their own. If you are prepared to rehome pigs such as these, please contact the society for details. You will be charged a small amount to cover the expenses incurred through re-homing.

When you are starting out, have a look at the 'Breed Standard' which is on the 'resources' page. This will help you to choose good stock to start you off.

There are also many photos in the gallery 'Show' pictures of some of the prize winning Kunekunes around the UK.

N.B. In the interests of the breed, please do not buy uregistered stock.

Please remember - A PIG IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAY/ ETC.!

 

If you are breeding Kunekunes, please read the following notes on Litter notification, registration and BREEDERS' REPONSIBILITIES:

Litter Notifications:

The Registrar should be notified of the litter within 40 days of birth

Once litter notification is completed and received by the registrar the piglets may be registered at a later date to their new owners.

PLEASE NOTE: Only correctly completed details on the correct LITTER NOTIFICATION FORM will be processed by the registrar.

Notification forms are available from the Registrar and from the members area of this web site. To complete the litter notification form you will need to fill in the following details:

• Your name and address
• Sire and Dam including their Herd numbers
• Date of birth of litter
• Details of each piglet born (whether still living or not) including colour, sexand piri piris.
• It is also helpful to include any congenital deformities in your litter.

 

Copies of the completed litter notifications are sent by the Registrar to the compiler of the Society's Stock list. If a breeder indicates whether a piglet is for sale by ticking the relevant box on the notification form, this information will appear on the Stock list and litter notification page of this web site.

Registration:

Pigs should be registered BY THE BREEDER at the point of sale.

Each pig requires its own registration form which should be filled in and returned to the Registrar with the appropriate fee. Entire boars and most gilts are placed on the Breeding Register.

Castrated boars and gilts sold as pets can be placed on the Non - Breeding Register . There is a box on the form for the breeder to tick if a gilt is eligible for transfer to the Breeding Register if the owner decides to breed from her at a later date.

To Register your individual piglets you will need to complete the registration form giving the following information:

Name of piglet - This will be made up from the breeding prefix you have chosen followed by the bloodline of the piglet - father's line for males and mother's line for females.

E.G. If your chosen prefix is Cobblestone, and you have bred a litter of piglets using Barton Hill Tutaki (sire) and High Park Kereopa (dam) the boar piglets will all be called Cobblestone Tutaki 1, 2, 3, 4, etc and the gilt piglets will all be called Cobblestone Kereopa 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

• Name of breeder
• Date of Birth
• Sire and Dam (including herd book numbers)
• Name and address of new owner (or your name if you are keeping the piglet)

NO ENTIRE BOARS CAN BE PLACED ON THE NON-BREEDING REGISTER.

All pigs on the Breeding Register will be sent eartags which will link them to their pedigrees.

Non-Breeding pigs are not required to wear eartags but they will be sent a pedigree showing their breeding.

 

Reponsibilities of the Breeder

 

All litters must be notified to the Registrar within 40 days of birth.

All pigs should be put on one of the registers at or before sale unless used for meat.

All entire boars must be registered before use and no later than one year old, except meat boars.

All boars sold as pets should be castrated BY THE BREEDER before sale.

When a pig is sold the new owner should be made aware of the legal requirements associated with pig ownership.

Purchasers intending to breed should be encouraged to join the Society. ( BKKPS ) Note that piglets cannot be registered with the Breed Society unless the breeder is a member.

Leaflets on the care of pigs, health, vaccinations and legal requirements can be obtained from the Secretary and may be given out by breeders to prospective purchasers of piglets.

The Registrar will require an annual return of pigs in each member herd. It is the responsibility of members to complete the form and return them so that the herdbook information is as up to date as possible.

The Registrar will be happy to answer any questions relating to the herdbook and breeding regulations.

Registrar:

David G E Lacon
Hall Cottage, 11 Radwinter Road.
Sewards End, Saffron Walden.
Essex. CB10 22LR

Phone : 44 (0) 771 470 2829
E Mail: Kune.Kune@tesco.net

 

If you have any comments about the website, please let us know.

BKKPS May 2008