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Tamworth
Tamworth piglets
Conservation status
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 149
DAD-IS (2023): at risk/endangered[2]
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Standard
British Pig Association
Tamworth Pig Breeders' Club
Traits
Weight
Male:
320 kg[3]
Female:
260 kg[3]
Skin colour
flesh-colour
Hair
red-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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