The Red Wattle Project and The RWHA

Welcome! The Red Wattle Project and the Red Wattle Hog Association have joined to bring you this web site. We are dedicated to recovering and promoting the critically endangered Red Wattle Hog. Click here for more info on the RWHA.

We believe this website will become a valuable tool for breeders and RW enthusiasts. The site creates a central searchable database of registered animals, inbreeding coefficient calculation function, hypothetical breeding function, breeder listings and more!

The site also includes a user friendly forum where folks can network with breeders, share successes and failures, ask for help, and post animals for sale. The forum also makes it possible for the RWHA to post meeting minutes, announcements, and events in addition to responding to questions, concerns and comments in a timely manner.

Site Update -- July 2009

The Red Wattle Project Online Database is now using a copy of the official RWHA registration database courtesy of the ALBC. This includes the Animals List and the Breeders List as well as the Pedigree, Progeny and Descendants reports. Periodically (about once per quarter) the ALBC will provide an updated copy of the registration database which will be used to update the online database. The date of the most recent update is shown near the bottom of most pages of the site that display information from the database. Note that the site will not reflect any changes that were made since the last update (such as new registrations). Since the site is now displaying the full RWHA database, the features in the Members Area for adding new Breeder and Animal records have been removed. However, RWP members can still upload pictures of their animals and use the pedigree analysis (and COI) features through the Members Area.

Note: Since this is not the official registry, please report any errors to for verification and correction.

Tips for getting started with the site:

1. Be sure to create a login for both the website and the forum.
2. Read through the information/explanations provided before diving in. It will save frustration later.
3. Introduce yourself on the forum. Click on the "New Member Introduction" topic and tell us about yourself, your hogs, and your farm.
4. Check back often to see what's new!

If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us or the site administrator. Send an email with details to: or

Using the Online Database

To get started, click here to see the list of all animals currently in our online database.

After you have some search results on the Animals List page, you can try out these features:

• Animal Info: Click the little blue "i" button at the left of table of animal info to see an Info page for that animal. The Info page basically shows all of the info available from the database for an animal. The Info page will show a picture if one is available for that animal.
• Pedigree: Click the little blue "P" button to see a pedigree for that animal. Or click the Sire Name or Dam Name links to see a pedigree for the sire or dam. Note that you can customize the Pedigree format somewhat using the link at the upper left of the Pedigree.
• Progeny: Click the little blue "O" button (for Offspring) to see a progeny report for that animal. Note that while you hold your mouse over the "O" button, it will tell you how many progeny that animal has. The progeny button won't be shown if that animal has no progeny in the database. The Progeny page works much like the Animals List page so you can sort by column headings and customize the fields that are shown.
• Descendants: Click the little blue "D" button to see a descendants report for that animal.
• Breeder/Owner Info: Click the Breeder or Owner Name link to see their Breeder Info page.
• Customize Search Results: Be sure to try this feature. Click the "Customize Search Results" link on the Animals List page (just above the Quick Search form.) This will show you a form where you can select which fields of the database you want to see on the Animals List page. You need to have cookies enabled in your browser to use this feature.

Special Thanks...

Special thanks goes out to Bill Burge, RW enthusiast, for all his work in creating the first Red Wattle Hog Association website. Also, special thanks to Paul Bradshaw, RWHA member and RW breeder, for investing his own funds in creating this site and for his enthusiasm, cooperation and willingness to work for the recovery of the Red Wattle Hog.