Today you can learn a little about some of the breeds of Pig which are homed at the Rare Breeds Centre....
The Berkshire pig is the oldest recorded pedigree pig in Great Britian. It is a small pig, all black with white feet, nose and tip of tail and has *** ears. Historically, it was much favoured as speciality pork and the flesh is noted for it’s wonderful texture and flavour.
They were commonplace in the nineteenth century but their slow maturation rate and fattiness resulted in a decline in their popularity in the 20th century and they are now classed as a rare breed.
We have several Berkshire pigs at the farm... piglets too!
