3720 x 5557 px | 31,5 x 47 cm | 12,4 x 18,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
24. Februar 2012
Ort:
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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The Tamworth breed pig originated in Sir Robert Peel's Drayton Manor Estate at Tamworth, Staffordshire, after the existing herd was interbred from 1812 with pigs from Ireland known as 'Irish Grazers', that Peel had seen in Ireland in 1809. Much of the improvement of the breed took place in Staffordshire England In the year 1865 Tamworths achieved English breed recognition and in 1885 the herd book was started. Being a breed considered quite distant genetically from most modern commercial swine, the Tamworth is considered an excellent choice for cross-breeding. It is sometimes called a bacon pig because of its ability to achieve high body mass without having much actual fat
