Tamworth pig

Tamworth
Tamworth piglets
Tamworth piglets
Conservation status
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Standard
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    320 kg[3]
  • Female:
    260 kg[3]
Skin colourflesh-colour
Hairred-gold
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Tamworth is a British breed of domestic pig. It is the only red-coloured British pig.[4]: 700  Its origins are unknown, but it appears to have developed near the town of Tamworth in south-eastern Staffordshire, close to Warwickshire border.[4]: 700  It is one of seven British pig breeds listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as 'priority', the highest level of concern of the trust.[5]

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