Berkshires Market Toppers "Pig sign " Farm Seed Feed Tractor

Pricing & History
  • Sold for
    Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
  • Sold Date
  • Source eBay
Berkshires Market Toppers Pig Sign " 12" x 8" Heavy 14 gauge steel porcelain like finish one heavy duty sign has some scratches as you can see in picture not bad This is one great sign it would look great in your barn, garage, kitchen, house , shop If you have any ? feel free to ask Be sure to add me to your favorites list !Check out my other items ! Some History on Berkshire Pigs Berkshire pigs are a rare breed of pig originating from the English county of Berkshire . Herds of the breed are still maintained in England by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust at Aldenham Country Park , Hertfordshire , and by the South of England Rare Breeds Centre in Kent . The Berkshire is listed as 'vulnerable', as in 2008 fewer than 300 breeding sows were known to exist. [1] Some pigs of the breed are also kept in New Zealand , but it is estimated that there are now fewer than a hundred purebred sows there. In the United States, the American Berkshire Association, established in 1875, gives pedigrees only to pigs directly imported from established English herds or to those tracing directly back to such imported animals. [2] The pig is also bred in Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan , under the trademarked name Kagoshima Kurobuta (かごしま黒豚, lit. Kagoshima black pig ). Origins Berkshire pigs are said to be "Britain's oldest pig breed", originally bred around read more