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An 1834 painting of a Gloucestershire Old Spot in the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery collection. Said to be the largest pig ever bred in Britain. [1]The Gloucestershire Old Spots (also Gloucester, Gloucester Old Spot, Gloucestershire Old Spot [2] or simply Old Spots [3]) is an English breed of pig which is predominantly white with black spots.
Bath chaps are a traditional West Country meat dish, made from the lower cheek of a pig. They were originally made from Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs, until the breed became endangered. The meat is typically brined and then cooked, and is often served cold and sliced, similar to ham.
An 1834 painting of a Gloucestershire Old Spot pig in the museum's art collection. Said to be the largest pig ever bred in Britain. [8] A miniature of Jemmy Wood, the famous Gloucester Miser, from the art collection. Objects in the museum include: Dinosaur skeletons.
It is open to the public and has many different breeds, including British White and Beef Shorthorn cattle, Whitefaced Woodland and Wensleydale sheep, Berkshire and Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and various other farm animals. [1]
The Duroc and Hampshire pig breeds also top the list, while the Large Black pig breed and the Gloucestershire Old Spot pig breed are the slowest (probably because of their weight.) Who knew that ...
He organised the first meeting of the Gloucestershire Old Spots Breeders Club. [1] [2] [3] ... Pig Keeping (National Trust, 2010) Higgledy-Piggledy (Quillar Press, 2010)
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A pigsty is built upon a foundation of bottles to provide insulation and three young Tamworth pigs and a pregnant Gloucestershire Old Spot sow are housed there upon completion. [17] A ram is added to the sheep flock and marked with a raddle to ensure that he impregnates all the ewes, so that they will lamb in the spring.