Origins: One of this country’s oldest pig breeds, the Large Black had its origins in the Old English Hog of the 16th and 17th centuries. By the late 1800’s the main strongholds of the breed were in East Anglia and Devon and Cornwall, and two...
The earliest references to a Welsh pig come from the 1870’s when there was a considerable trade in Welsh and Shropshire pigs into Cheshire for fattening on milk by-products. “The Welsh pigs are generally a yellow-white, but some are spotted black...
The Tamworth is the pig with personality!
More charismatic and inquisitive than other breed, it’s undeniably attractive, too!
It’s an excellent dual-purpose pig, suitable for pork or bacon. The meat came top in a “taste test” carried out...
The Oxford Sandy & Black Pig, sometimes referred to as the “Plum Pudding or Oxford Forest Pig” is one of the oldest British pig breeds. It has existed for 200-300 years. The exact origin of the breed is lost in antiquity but the original Oxford...
The Oxford Sandy & Black Pig, sometimes referred to as the “Plum Pudding or Oxford Forest Pig” is one of the oldest British pig breeds. It has existed for 200-300 years. The exact origin of the breed is lost in antiquity but the original Oxford...
Head - Moderately short, face dished, snout broad, jaw straight, jowl light, eyes set well apart, wide between ears, which should be fairly large and inclined forward.
Shoulders - Fine, sloping and aligned with legs and sides, Free...
The Middle White was first recognised as a breed in 1852 in most unusual circumstances. At the Keighley Agricultural Show in West Yorkshire, Joseph Tuley, a weaver by trade, exhibited several of his famous Large White sows along with other pigs....
Meishan pigs pronounced “May Shan”, originate from a region in China known as the Mid Sub tropic Belt. Lying between North and Central China in the Lower Changjiang River Basin and the Southeast Coast, the area is known for its mild climate and...
The British Saddleback is the result of the amalgamation of two similar breeds, the Essex and Wessex Saddleback.
The origin of the Improved Essex Pig is better authenticated than most. Lord Western, while travelling in Italy, saw some...
