Tamworth pig

Tamworth
Tamworth piglets
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2023): at risk/endangered
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Standard
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    320 kg
  • Female:
    260 kg
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. Its origins are unknown, but it appears to have developed near the town of Tamworth in south-eastern Staffordshire, close to Warwickshire border. 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.

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