Lincolnshire Curly Coat
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The Lincolnshire Curly Coat or Lincolnshire Curly-coated, also known as the .
History
The Lincolnshire Curly Coat was one of the oldest breeds in the United Kingdom,[citation needed] and was formerly common in its county of origin. It was traditionally reared mainly in coastal areas of Lincolnshire, inland from the North Sea about as far as the city of Lincoln and the towns of Grantham, Louth and Spalding.[1]: 359
A Lincolnshire Curly-coated Pig Breeders' Association (with
Cumberland, the Dorset Gold Tip, the Lincolnshire Curly Coat and the Yorkshire Blue and White – became extinct.[6] The Lincolnshire Curly Coat was the last of these to disappear; a survey conducted in 1970 by the University of Reading found none.[2]
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Characteristics
The Lincolnshire Curly Coat, in common with other of the old 'local' breeds in the United Kingdom, was bred to be tough and hardy, suitable for keeping by
smallholders. It was a large pig with lop ears; its most prominent feature was its long, curly white coat, which helped it to weather the damp, cold winters of the Lincolnshire fens.[7]
See also
- Mangalica, a curly-coated Hungarian pig breed
References
- ^ a b Robert Morrison (1928). The Individuality of the Pig: its Breeding, Feeding and Management. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company.
- ^ ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ Proceedings. 55. Royal Institution of Great Britain: 217.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Tim Relf (5 December 2007). News of the Curly-coated Pigs. Farmers Weekly. Archived 15 April 2009.
- ^ Official Policy to Focus on a Single Type of Pig. British Pig Association. Archived 6 February 2020.
- ^ More Breeds are Lost. British Pig Association. Archived 6 February 2020.
- ^ Malcomson, R. W. The English Pig: A History, Continuum, 1998, p.76