British Pigs by Val Porter
Not so long ago, there were local British pigs of every size, colour and shape. Over the centuries different localities had developed their own tastes in what their pigs should look like - often coloured pigs in the Midlands, black nes in the southern counties and white ones in the north - and every county had its own 'breed'. But as urban populations exploded and needed to be fed from the countryside, pig breeders became selective and scientific, concentrating on productivity. Today most of those colourful old local breeds have disappeared; now only three or four highly commercial breeds and a handful of rare breeds remain of that once splendid diversity.
Val Porter has written about thrity books, many of them about livestock and other animals, about running a smallholding, and about rural life past and present. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747804130 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747804133 |
| Title | British Pigs |
| Author | Val Porter |
| Series | Shire Album S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1999-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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