Husum Red Pied

The Husum Red Pied or Rotbunte Husumer is a rare German breed of domestic pig.: 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.

Husum Red Pied
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical: 49 
  • DAD-IS (2024): unknown
Other names
  • Rotbunte(s) Husumer (Schwein)
  • German Red Pied
  • Rotbunte(s) Schwein
  • Rotbunte Schleswig-Holsteiner
Nicknames
  • Danish Protest Pig
  • 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

At this time, when Schleswig-Holstein was under Prussian rule, display of the Danish flag was not permitted; some Danish separatists light-heartedly displayed the pig instead, and it acquired the nickname Danish Protest Pig (German: Husumer Protestschwein, Danish: Husum Protestsvin).

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