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BRITISH PIG ASSOCIATION AUTUMN 2010 NEWSLETTER

In this issue: • Pedigree Pork • Sausage Competitions • TSG award for Gloucestershire OId Spots • Breed Improvement and Conservation • 2011 Bloodline Survey set for January • Geoffrey Cloke Memorial Herdbook published • Shows • Pig of the Year and Young Pig of the Year Results • Young Handlers Grand Final • Identity checks for show pigs • Pedigree News • Pedigree identification review

Available in colour from www.britishpigs.org

A proud moment for Julian Collings at the Royal Cornwall Show as his son parades a pig for Prince Charles. Adam Collings started his Welsh herd with breeding stock from the herd of Geoffrey Cloke. Geoffrey would have been pleased to see them doing so well in such good hands.

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PEDIGREE PORK PIONEERS

Sue FiIdes visits Pedigree Pork producers who have been expanding their businesses to find out the secrets of their success.

In the latest of the series she reports on a farm with a view in Wales

Over twenty years ago, Barbara Warren and her family moved from a riding school on flat Bedfordshire clay to a Welsh hill farm in the Brecon Beacons ‘for the peace and quiet’. Court Bleddyn Farm is 1000 - 1200 feet above sea level, giving views from Somerset to the Malverns, and bags of wind and rain in season; peace and quiet is a little rare. Taking after her father, Barbara started farming the 40 acres of the farm, which is supplemented by another 50 acres of common grazing, very useful for the cattle. Early on in her farming career, Barbara added Tamworth pigs to her beef and hill sheep enterprise, and over the years has become well known in Welsh agricultural circles as a source of Tamworth pigs. The pork, beef and lamb produced is sold directly to loyal customers and at Usk Farmers Market, 9 miles from home. Her husband, Vic, has a day job, but mucks in with farm work. Occasionally he will stand in for her at the Farmers Market where he wears a badge declaring him to be the ‘Farmers Husband’ to explain his lack of knowledge on

cuts of meat and how to cook them! This breaks the ice, gives a laugh and frequently helps sales! The Market is attended twice a month, except for the summer showing season: Barbara takes her Tamworths to the Welsh Smallholders, Three Counties and Royal Welsh shows.

Apart from help from Vic, Barbara has a part-time farm worker, but she does most of the main tasks herself, from regular abattoir runs to de-tusking the boars. Her meat is expertly cut and prepared by a local butcher (who achieved Young Butcher of the Year in 2009), but

Barbara is usually there in the shop on Fridays before the Saturday Market, weighing, labelling and vac packing her meat, often to order from customers. The pork is therefore mainly sold fresh (chilled), but any not sold is then frozen, and sold later. That is a full-time job, but Barbara still manages to add several extra-curricular activities. She is Chairman of the Wales and Borders Pig Breeders Association, a super pig networking club covering all breeds based on Wales but with members well over the border. For £15 per year, members gain quarterly newsletters, information on members’ breeds and bloodlines, availability of weaners and boars, technical training session, and of course help and advice on tap. Recent well-attended day courses have included pig task days (tattooing, de-tusking, injecting), pigs in woodland, show preparation, and expert tutorials by Bob Stevenson, chief veterinary adviser to the BPA. These were all free to members, because they were subsidised by CALU (Centre for Alternative Land Use). She is the driving force behind the Association’s activities at major events like the Royal Welsh Smallholder & Garden Festival and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, coming up with ideas including parades of all the various breeds, ‘history of the pig’ displays, and even pig agility contests.

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Barbara is also the Tamworth Breeders Club Welsh Co-ordinator. Barbara passionately believes that shows provide a shop window for people to see pigs, both for those who are knowledgeable or looking for stock, and for the general public. She says it really is the taking part, not the winning that matters. Not only that, but she also takes on respite care for young adults with learning difficulties, and cares for her own son with MS. Barbara’s Tamworths are all descended from two or iginal Jacquel ines purchased in 1989. She currently has seven sows and three boars at stud, changing at least one boar each year, so that gilts can be served. The boars visit other herds regularly, Barbara has found that travelling the boars to sows is the best way, because they are easy to load, never stressed, and look forward to the next job. They come home at least once every 6 months for routine worming etc. Boar hire has produced very few problems over 20 years; one boar was starved in the snow whist on hire, and one boar was returned too fat to walk. Current boar bloodlines are Glen and Golden Ball, with a Golden Ranger in the pipeline. Boars, dry sows and growers live out most of the year either in dedicated pig enclosures, with permanent stock fencing and electric fencing, or in grassed paddocks, in either case with floored arks. Other pigs, including sows & litters, are let out to graze regularly, but care has to be taken not to mix litters, as they are not tattooed until 8 weeks old. The sows with litters come in overnight, walked from their individual fenced paddocks. There are only four looseboxes; the plan is never to have more than four suckling litters at any time. Bad weather brings all outdoor pigs in to strawed yards or loose boxes. All pigs get 16% protein sow rolls except young stock selected for showing, which are fed on grower ration. Tattooing is at 8 weeks – this is because the size of the letters in her trusty old tattooer need ears of this size. Barbaras tattoo kit only has 3 digits for the HDL and 3 digits for a number and she is approaching her 1,000 pig so she must start again at 1 (with a letter suffix on the Birth note eg 001a) to avoid spending £200+ on a new tattoo kit with a fourth digit. Of the other farm enterprises, the cattle are Welsh Black sucklers and followers, which live out all year round, in winter they are fed inbye on silage, and turned out onto the hill common in the day. Some heifers are retained for breeding, the remainder are sold as meat through the Farmers Market. The herd has its own bull, which like the boars goes out on hire. Sheep are Badger-faced Welsh Mountain, Torddus bred pure, Torwens crossed with Beltex. Lambing is indoors due to the fox, the lambs need to be 2-3 weeks old before they can safely go out. How does one woman do all this? Easy – very little sleep! www.tamworthbreedersclub.co.uk www.pigsonline.org.uk (Wales and Borders Pig Breeders Association) ba.warren@hotmail.co.uk 01495 755 557

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SAUSAGE COMPETITIONS IN ENGLAND NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE - BPEX ROADSHOW & PRODUCT COMPETITION Date: Wednesday, 17th November 2010 Venue: Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground (Wharfe Suite) Harrogate, HG2 8PW Tel: 01423 544544 Website: www.pavilionsofharrogate.com ENGLISH WINTER FAIR - BPEX PRODUCT COMPETITION ONLY

Date: Sunday 21st November 2010 Venue: Bingley Hall, County Showground, Stafford, ST18 0BD Tel: 01283 820012 Website: http://www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk NORTH WEST- BPEX ROADSHOW & PRODUCT COMPETITION

Date: Wednesday, 19th January 2011 Venue: Reebok Stadium, DeVere at Whites Hotel, (Lion of Vienna), De Havilland Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6SF Tel: 01204 667788 Website: www.bwfc.co.uk/page/StadiumInformationIndex EAST MIDLANDS - BPEX ROADSHOW & PRODUCT COMPETITION Date: Tuesday, 8th February 2011 Venue: The Newark Showground, (Cedric Ford Pavillion), Newark, NG24 2NY Tel: 01636 705796 Website: www.newarkshowground.com WEST MIDLANDS - BPEX ROADSHOW & PRODUCT COMPETITION

Date: Wednesday, 23rd February 2011 Venue: The Three Counties Showground (Severn Hall), Malvern, Worcs, WR13 6NW Tel: 01684 584900 Website: www.threecounties.co.uk SOUTH OF ENGLAND - BPEX ROADSHOW & PRODUCT COMPETITION Date: Wednesday, 30th March 2011 Venue: South of England Showground (Queens Jubilee Hall), Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TL Tel: 01444 892410 Website: www.seas.org.uk

SAUSAGE COMPETITION IN WALES

WELSH WINTER FAIR - PEDIGREE SAUSAGE COMPETITION Date: 30th November 2010 Venue: Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY Telephone: 01982 553683 Website: www.rwas.org.uk Contact Keith Brown - 01982 552100 - chisholmkv@tiscali.co.uk

Details of competitions in Northern Ireland and Scotland will be announced on the Website

In the past the BPA has run its own sausage competitions but we feel it is an important to be able to compete with more commercial pigs and so we will have a different approach to sausage competitions this year. We are encouraging pedigree breeders to take part in commercial competitions. Whilst this may at first seem quite daunting, we will provide help though BPEX co produced workshops, which pedigree producers can join in. It is important to build confidence and we hope to do this through these sessions. We will also have a pedigree section at the Welsh Winter Fair and we hoping to organise competitions with Quality Meat Scotland and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum. BPA Pork Committee members will be present at these events so please come along and meet your representatives

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BRITISH SAUSAGE WEEK 1st – 7th November 2010 British Sausage Week is now in its 13th fabulous year and we are proud to reveal that our celebrity judge for British Sausage Week 2010 is none other than (drum roll please): the fantastic Craig Revel Horwood! From 1st November, everyone's favourite Dancing judge will be fox trotting his way around the country in search of Britain's Star Sausage. visit www.britishsausageweek.com for more information

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Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork Available in Oxfordshire

In June, Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State at Defra, announced at the Three Counties Show at Malvern that the Gloucestershire Old Spots Pig Breeders’ Club (GOSPBC) had been awarded Traditionally Guaranteed Status (TSG) for the pork from pedigree pigs. The first herd and shop to be approved under this scheme has just been announced. Based in Stadhampton, to the south of the city of Oxford, Crazy Bear Farm (Featured in our Autumn 2009 newsletter) has been shown to operate to the highest standards and its produce is now TSG-approved. To achieve this, the pigs must all be pure-bred and pedigree and the farming methods must be to the highest welfare standards with non-intensive systems in place.

Crazy Bear Farm demonstrated this conclusively at a recent inspection and their produce is now certified for the reassurance of all their customers. All the pork and bacon produced from their herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots is sold through their own Farm Shop on site where customers can source a wide selection of high quality goods including lamb and beef also from their own farm. The stock is all kept in large enclosures outside except for sows when they are brought in to airy, comfortable barns to farrow and rear their young piglets. The TSG is part of the Protected Food Names Scheme operated in the UK by Defra. It is similar in the way it works to other schemes such as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographic Indication) which are more widespread and better known – this is only the second TSG awarded in the UK and this first TSG awarded to a breed of livestock anywhere. The TSG differs from the other two schemes in that production is not limited to a small geographic area but can take place anywhere in the UK (or indeed, the EU). PDOs and PGIs are used to protect foodstuffs such as Parma ham, champagne and Melton Mowbray pork pies very effectively but these were unsuitable for the Gloucestershire Old Spots as production is spread throughout the UK. Now discerning shoppers can buy Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork with the TSG logo confident that the produce is derived only from pedigree GOS pigs which have been kept in the best possible conditions throughout their lives – a combination that provides an exceptional and distinctive product as recognised by the EU Commission. Details of the shop can be found at http://crazybeargroup.co.uk/farmshop/index.html Congratulations to the Gloucestershire OId Spots Club on their perseverance in the face of 10 years of Brussels bureaucratic stalling. Guidance from Trading Standards already ensures that pork cannot be sold by breed unless it is 100% pedigree. Now shoppers can also be sure that the pork that they buy has not been intensively reared.

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Breed Improvement and Conservation

2011 Bloodline Survey to start on January 10th The 2001 Bloodline Survey will be carried out in January. Members who use the BPA’s on-line services will be prompted to complete their Bloodline Survey on line. Paper forms will also be sent out. Our team of volunteer surveyors will be contacting members in January to help complete the survey. Please remember that they are giving up their time from their own busy lives to help secure vital information for our breed conservation projects. It only takes a few minutes to update your records so that we know how many breeding sows we have in each breed and the strength of the bloodlines within each of the breeds. Even if you are busy it costs nothing to be polite!! DEFRA Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee survives spending cuts. The much heralded bonfire of the Quangos has taken place and we are very relieved that the National Standing Committee on Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FANGR) is being reclassified as a Departmental expert committee. This is excellent news! There are various consequences and more will follow on this, but essentially, the Committee - which has been recognised to be of considerable value to the Department - will continue to provide expert advice. The Farm Animal Welfare Council has also been reconstituted as committee of experts. For more information visit http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/news/2010/10/14/public-bodies/ Breeds at Risk Threshold for Pigs Raised to 1500 sows At the last meeting of the FANGR committee it was agreed that thresholds for Breeds at Risk would be raised to take account of the increased threat from emerging diseases. The new threshold for native pig breeds has been raised to 1500 sows. The FAO guidelines will continue to apply. The threshold for breeds with less than 80% of the sows purebreeding is increased by 20%. Exercise Silver Birch to test Breeds at Risk Policy A major national exercise involving Animal Health, Defra, and the Scottish and Welsh Assembly Governments, will test Britain’s ability to deal with a significant outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Exercise ‘Silver Birch’ will simulate a significant foot and mouth outbreak to test existing plans and policies for the control and eradication of exotic notifiable diseases of animals. Organised by Animal Health and running over two days (9-10 November 2010), the realistic, real-time simulation will establish Britain’s state of readiness for dealing with outbreaks of exotic disease of animals. ‘Silver Birch’ will also help to identify how plans, structures and procedures for managing disease can be improved. As part of the exercise a National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) and multiple Local Disease Control Centres (LDCCs) will be established; as they would be in the event of a real, major disease outbreak. In addition, a Disease Strategy Group (DSG) will be set up in Edinburgh, and an Emergency Coordination Centre (Wales) (ECC(W)) in Cardiff. Breeds at Risk Policy will be tested during the exercise to asses methods of identifying breeds at risk on farm and establishing the criteria for special measures to be applied. As part of this exercise the BPA is working closely with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, Animal Health and Defra to develop the biosecurity requirements and procedures that might be used during an outbreak. Objectives have been established to determine the success of exercise ‘Silver Birch’, and an exercise evaluation report will be published in early 2011. For more information visit the Animal Health website, www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth

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Geoffrey Cloke Memorial Herdbooks Almost 30 years ago Geoffrey Cloke was advertising his Clobred Herd in the NPBA Gazette. As well as being a defender of tradition he was also a great innovator always open to new ideas. Those early advertisements promote the Matson Welsh and the Clobred Duroc. Geoffrey was one of the pioneers of the Duroc breed in this country and it was as a Duroc representative that he was fist elected to serve on the Joint Breed Management Committee in 1980 following the adoption of a new constitution. In 1984 he was elected as Chairman of the Council having stepped in as Vice Chairman the previous year following the resignation of Mr Hunter Rowe due to ill health. Geoffrey held the office of Chairman for eight years until 1991. He took over in the Associations centenary year and steered the NPBA through some

stormy waters as Britain joined the EU single market and the NPBA was forced to accept new regulations from Brussels governing pedigree breeding. It was during this time that the NPBA was reformed as the BPA and membership was opened up to commercial and allied industry members to compensate for declining pedigree income. After retiring as Chairman, he was elected President for two further years. Having worked tirelessly to support the UK pig industry in all its forms and championed many new breeds such as the Duroc and the Chester White he turned his attention to our native breeds which were in serious decline. He was president of the Gloucestershire Old Spots Breeders Club for many years and further helped the breed to make its comeback. He was also Chairman of the Oxford Sandy & Black Breed Society and was instrumental in negotiating the merger of the OSB herdbook with the BPA. He was also instrumental in establishing the first semen bank for Rare Breed Pigs. In recent years following the re-establishment of the BPA as a pedigree association Geoffrey continued to be active within the BPA as an Honorary Vice President. He supported the re-introduction of printed herdbooks and newsletters which had ceased to be published. He also was very active in rewriting the BPA’s promotional material. During Foot and Mouth he helped many breeders by acting as an independent valuer for pedigree pigs and thanks to his efforts many breeders were able to secure compensation that reflected the true worth of their animals. He remained active as both a judge and commentator at county shows and had been scheduled to judge the Pig of the Year Final in 2004. Unfortunately he was unable to do so due to failing health. In recognition of Geoffrey Cloke’s contribution to pedigree pig breeding over more than a quarter of a century a memorial fund was established. The fund is used in aid of some of the causes that his family know he would have continued to support. These include a trophy for the Pig of the Year competition and a specially bound herdbook that will include the previously unpublished volumes from 1978 to 1998. The first of these missing years herdbooks will be published before Christmas. The first breed to be published will be the Middle White. The Memorial Herdbooks will contain all the previously unpublished volumes of the Middle White Herdbook. For the first time there will be a complete set of herdbooks for the breed running from 1884 to 2009. Other breeds will follow in 2011. Taking the data from old computer print outs and adding it to the modern BPA pedigree database has other benefits. It allows pedigrees to be traced back on-line to the 1970’s and means that this information an be included in any genetic analysis of the breed. It has taken a long time to get to the point of publication due to the complexity of the project and special thanks are due to Andrew Robinson, Deputy Chairman of the Breed Improvement and Conservation Committee, who has done an incredible amount of checking and proof reading using his own complete set of Herdbooks. The Geoffrey Cloke Memorial Middle White Herdbook will be available in time for Christmas priced at £50. An order form can be found on the last page of this newsletter.

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Pedigree News

Pedigree Identification Review BPA chairman Alan Rose has set up a working group to look at the future of pedigree of identification. Identification lies at the heart of pedigree breeding and affects all pedigree breeders regardless of their special interests. For this reason the working group consists of the Chairs of the Conservation, Pork and Show Committees with the Chairman of Council and the Chief Executive. The systems for identification that we have in place at present have developed over the years and the committee will be looking at rationalising and simplifying our procedures to meet the following criteria. Pedigree Identification must be simple and cost effective As far as possible it must complement existing legislation for animal movements It must not prevent Pedigree pigs from taking part in marketing schemes which do not allow notching such as Freedom Foods. It must provide a reasonable level of security for those taking part in Shows. The current position is as follows. The BPA recommends Tattooing or Ear Notching for pedigree identification. Only one system can be used within a breed. Ear Tagging is an alternative but members wishing to use tags instead of the preferred methods of ID must inform the Association in writing and use tags for all their breeds. A mix and match approach is not possible. If tags are used all Herd Book registered Stock must be double tagged. Plastic button tags should be used with the HDL and Ear number on one side and the Herdmark on the other. Metal tags should not be used for pedigree ID. Ear Numbers up to 4 digits with a single prefix or suffix letter are permitted Options under consideration by the committee include: Matching the number on the pedigree certificate to the number on the pigs ear. The HDL should appear on the pig as well as the certificate. For breeds which tattoo the HDL letters would be tattooed in the pigs ear. For breeds that notch an additional tag with HDL letters would be applied Suffix or prefix letters on the certificate should also be on the pig. For breeds which tattoo: the prefix or suffix letters would be tattooed in the pigs ear. For breeds that notch: an additional tag with ear number and suffix or prefix letters would be applied. Removal of the option to record a secondary ID. Any additional tags used for moving to shows or breeding quarantines would have to match the Primary ID applied at the time of Birth Notification. Double tagging of birth notified pigs where tagging is used for Primary ID Increased flexibility to allow herds with more than one breed to use a mix of tattooing and tagging. Agreed formats for tags and tattoos

Notching for Oxford Sandy and Blacks.

Following consultations by the OSB Breed Reps it has been agreed that the Oxford Sandy and Black breed will use notching as the preferred form of Primary ID. From January 1st 2011 all Oxford Sandy & Black pigs should be notched using the same pattern as the Berkshires and Large Blacks.

Oxford Sandy & Black breeders with any concerns about notching should contact their Breed Representative.

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Show News

Identification of Pigs at BPA Accredited Shows.

Many BPA competitions rely on results collected from BPA Accredited Shows. These results in turn are based on the catalogue entries provided by exhibitors to the Show Societies.

Under its new Chairman, John Herbert, the Show Committee has launched an initiative to ensure that the pigs in the pens at shows match the pigs in the catalogue on which results and prizes will be based.

The BPA has been working with Show Societies and Stewards to carry out inspections of the pigs at Accredited Shows. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure that the correct pigs are forward and to educate exhibitors about the BPA rules for identification of show pigs.

Just to remind readers of these special requirements– Here they are again. Pigs entered for BPA Accredited Shows must be identified by Notch or Tattoo. The use of double tagging for show pigs is not permitted. If a pig needs to be retattooed or notched the owner must have written permission from the Association BEFORE carrying out either procedure.

The first round of these inspections has produced some interesting results. The good news is that there are very few pigs which are in breach of teh regulations and the majority of these are first time exhibitors. The bad news is that in some cases the information published in the show catalogue does not contain an ear number or any other information that would easily allow pigs to be matched to catalogue entries. The Show Committee will work with exhibitors and Show Societies to improve this situation. From 2011 pigs that do not meet the BPA requirements for identification of show pigs will not be eligible for BPA competitions such as Pig of the Year and Points Cups. We will be asking the Show Societies to ensure that their catalogues contain the right information so that stewards can easily check that the pig in the pen is the same as the pig listed in the catalogue.

John Herbert - BPA Show Committee Chairman with Hugo Swire MP and Alice Newth at Devon County Show. From 2011 pigs which do not meet the Show ID requirements will not be eligible for BPA competitions like Pig of the Year.

The Crosdil family enjoyed a clean sweep at this year’s Hatfield House Country Show.

From January 1st 2011 all OSB pigs at Shows must be identified by notch.

BPA POINTS TROPHIES

The rules for the BPA Points Trophies for the British Landrace and Large White Cups and The Hooknorton Trophy for the Welsh have been updates. Exhibitors wishing to compete for these cups should contact Nick Kiddy, Deputy Chairman of the Show Committee. 01767 650884 kidmonk2003@yahoo.co.uk Details can also be found on the respective breed pages on the BPA website.

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Show News

Lillian Waddell and David Chlad continued the campaign to see Pedigree Pig classes reinstated at the Royal Highland Show. (left)

From time to time we feature extraordinary ties. John Millard wears his Union Jack tie with pride all over the world. He has exported pedigree pigs to more than 60 countries. Here he is with Miss Hertfordshire and Alice Newth at Hatfield Country Show.

Alice Newth received a special present at the Bath & West where she celebrated her 18th birthday.

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Show News

Princess Ann visited the Gloucestershire Old Spots classes at the Great Yorkshire Show. BPA Breed Reps, Andrew Robinson introduces young breeder Sarah Whitley and Dave Overton parades a pig for the Royal visitor.

Judge Ann Long presents the BPA trophy for the Group of Three British Saddlebacks at Great Yorkshire Show to Jennifer Gracey from Northern Ireland.

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Show Br C Name / ID Owner Newark & Notts Mod Boar HP R Burma Peterbilt Messrs Hutson & Son Trad Boar MW Dappleheath Sovereign 13 Mr J Herbert Mod Gilt LW Panorama Beryl 9 Beck Brothers Trad Gilt MW C Elgany Woodlands Lady 282 Mr M Forster Royal Ulster Mod Boar NONE Trad Boar BS C Forthill Rajah 10b Mr & Mrs K Gracey Mod Gilt NONE Trad Gilt BS R Forthill Babble 495a Mr & Mrs K Gracey Welsh Smallholders Mod Boar WE Trialmawr Emperor 262 Mr Andrew T Davies Trad Boar MW R Pinehurst Rajah Mr Brian D Merry Mod Gilt LW Panorama Beryl 11 Beck Bros Trad Gilt BS C Plane Dinah 7 Mr E G Bailey Devon County Mod Boar LA Presteigh Prince 4 Mr J J Newth Trad Boar BS Pantesgawen Prefect 8 Edwards & Thomas Mod Gilt LA C Prestcombe Vega 8 Mr J J Newth Trad Gilt OS R Longash Duchess 41 Mrs M F Case Staffordshire Mod Boar WE Vinery Emperor 4467 Mrs C C Vaughan Trad Boar LB Crane Majestic Eagle 2 S J Richardson & J A Wood Mod Gilt WE Vinery Empress 4470 Mrs C D Vaughan Trad Gilt BK C Kilcot Farewell 13 Miss Grace Bretherton Suffolk Mod Boar LW Withersfiled Blackberry 163 M J Kiddy & Sons Trad Boar LB Breckles Majestic 24 Mr P E Churchyard Mod Gilt WE R Siskin Theresa 24 Mr D J Finch Trad Gilt BL C Bakers Actress 16 M & E Edgar Royal Bath & West Mod Boar LW Portbredy Suuri2560 Mr S J S Loveless Trad Boar BS C Brydges Rajah 32a Mrs D Beeby Mod Gilt LW R Prestleigh Queen 9 Mr T A Newth Trad Gilt MW Mabon Fair Lady 33 GW & FM Jones Cornwall Mod Boar WE Clowen Imperial Mr A S Collings Trad Boar BS Plane Grand Duke 4 Mr E G Bailey Mod Gilt LW C Portbredy Queen Mary 2261 Mr S J S Loveless Trad Gilt LB R Sock Constance 19 Mr P G Snell 3 Counties Mod Boar WE Panorama Earl 225 Beck Brothers Trad Boar LB R Caela Majestic Mr J Doherty Mod Gilt LW Poppins Champion Molly 375 Mr P Clark Trad Gilt LB C Warburton Bess 3 Ms Amanda Booth E of England Mod Boar WE Owersby James 304 A & P Schofield Trad Boar BS R Victoria Guardsman 15A J R & M L Wreakes Mod Gilt LW Poplarburn Greta 87 Mr A W Wells Trad Gilt BS C Victoria Lottie 398 J R & M L Wreakes Cheshire Mod Boar DU Deva Jerry 362 AM & JM Walton Trad Boar BS Garsfield Prefect B & M Mulkeen Mod Gilt WE C Garsfield Nina 7 B & M Mulkeen Trad Gilt BS R Clash Spot 140 C & R Stewart

BPA Pig of the Year Competitions Sponsored by Cranborne Estates

Pig of the Year Results

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Show Br C Name / ID Owner Lincolnshire Mod Boar LW Barlings Danny 1 Mrs S H Ashcroft Trad Boar BK Barlings Freight Train 651 Mrs S H Ashcroft Mod Gilt HP C Burma Anna 32 Mssrs Hutson & Son Trad Gilt BS R Victoria Lottie 20A JR & ML Wreakes Royal Norfolk Trad Boar BK Barlings Lassetter 706 Mrs S H Ashcroft Mod Gilt LW C Poplarburn Greta 86 Mr A W Wells Trad Gilt BL R Bakers Actress 14 Mr & Mrs Edgar Gt Yorkshire Mod Boar LA Sunrise Hawk S Loveless Trad Boar MW C Finnington Captain Richardson & Wood Mod Gilt DU R Portbredy Torntofte S Loveless Trad Gilt BL Bakers Harmony 31 Mr & Mrs Edgar Yorkshire Final Champion Male BS Pantesgawen Prefect 8 Edwards & Thomas Reserve Male WE Clowen Imperial Mr A S Collings Champion Female BS Plane Dinah 7 Mr E G Bailey Reserve Female LA Prestcombe Vega 8 Mr J J Newth Supreme Champ. BS Pantesgawen Prefect 8 Edwards & Thomas Res. Sup. Champ. BS Plane Dinah 7 Mr E G Bailey

BPA Pig of the Year Competitions Sponsored by Cranborne Estates

Pig of the Year Results

Another year of competition in the BPA Pig of the Year Competition sponsored by Cranborne Estates reached its conclusion at Great Yorkshire Show. British Saddlebacks took the top places with Ann Uglow making Pantysgawen Prefect 8 her Supreme Champion. British Landrace and Welsh also featured in the final four. Adam Collings brought one of his Welsh herd originating from Geoffrey Cloke’s breeding all the way from Cornwall and took reserve Male. Lord Salisbury presents the Cloke Memorial Trophy to Amanda Thomas. (left) Lord Halifax enjoyed presenting the prizes at last year’s final so much that he returned again this year with Lord Salisbury. (below)

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BPA Pig of the Year Competitions Sponsored by Cranborne Estates

Young Pig of the Year Competition

Show Breed Name Owner Devon County Best Female BS Pantesgawen Dinah 15 Edwards & Thomas Best Male MW Nancenoy Captain MW & CA Dunstan Staffordshire Best Female MW Finnington Fair Lady 15 SJ Richardson & JA Wood Best Male DU Deva Gerry 362 AM & JM Walton Suffolk Show Best Female GS Alsa Princess Joan 1218 Mrs C A Knights Best Male LB Breckles Majestic 24 Mr P E Churchyard Royal Bath & West Best Female LA Sunrise Cordelia 1787 Mr S J S Loveless Best Male BS Toller Guardsman 320A Mrs P Darvill Cornwall Best Female MW Nancenoy Fair Lady 7 MW & CA Dunstan Best Male LA Sunrise Hawk 1783 Mr S J S Loveless South of England Best Female BK Morebread Lady Mr & Mrs C Bull Best Male BK Morebread Pater Lad 11 Mr & Mrs C Bull East of England Best Female MW Pinehurst Fair Lady 13 Mr B Merry Best Male BK Barlings Freight Train 801 Mrs S Ashcroft Three Counties Best Female LB Warburton Bess 3 Ms Amanda Booth Best Male GS Chapel Patrick 14 Mr S J Booth Cheshire Best Female DU Deva Havnbjerg 374 A M & J M Walton Best Male MW Finnington Captain SJ Richardson & JA Wood Lincolnshire Best Female BS Victoria Lottie 20A J R & M L Wreakes Best Male LW Barlings Danny 1 Mrs S H Ashcroft Royal Norfolk Best Female LB Breckles Jewel 94 P. Churchyard Best Male BS Victoria Guardsman 15A J R & M L Wreakes Great Yorkshire Best Female LW Prestleigh Beautiful 2 J J Newth Best Male BK Fairoaks Peter Lad 10 C Impey Hatfield Best Female MW Finington Fairlady 14 Richardson & wood Best Male LW Portbredy Prince 2684 S. Loveless Hatfield Final Champion Male LW Portbredy Prince 2684 S. Loveless Reserve Male MW Finnington Captain SJ Richardson & JA Wood Champion Female LA Sunrise Cordelia 1787 Mr S J S Loveless Reserve Female DU Deva Havnbjerg 374 A M & J M Walton Res. Supreme. Champion MW Finnington Captain SJ Richardson & JA Wood Supreme Champion LA Sunrise Cordelia 1787 Mr S J S Loveless

Top - Exhibitors at Hatfield House Country Show pose with Lord Salisbury before judging gets under way

Centre Left - Another good showing for British Landrace. Hayley Loveless with Matt Baker, Lord Salisbury and Young Pig of the Year Supreme Champion, Sunrise Cordelia 1787, .

Centre Right - The last time that Pedigree Pigs were bred at Hatfield House the Czar was still on the Russian throne. Lady Salisbury has set up a herd of Middle Whites at the ancestral home and her granddaughter showed one of them at this year’s Hatfield House Country Show.

Bottom - Qualifiers for the Young Pig of the Year Final with their trophies

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BPA Pig of the Year Competitions Sponsored by Cranborne Estates

Young Pig of the Year Competition

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BPA Young Handlers Grand Final

Congratulations to all our winners at this years Young Handlers Grand Final. In the Senior Class, top honours went to Hayley Loveless from Bridport in Dorset.with Ryan Perry from Billquay Farm in Northumberland as reserve Champion. In the Junior Class Issey Edgar kept up the family tradition by winning the Supreme Championship and received her award from Matt Baker of BBC Countryfile. Josh Impey from Wales was reserve Champion. Next years competition will see some changes as part of our Youth Development programme which is being led by Tracey Bretherton.

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800 Guinea Saddleback gilt tops BPA Sale

The familiar packed sale ring at Ross-on-Wye market greeted pig breeders from all parts of the UK for the 8th Show & Sale held here for the British Pig Association. Over 100 pigs representing virtually all the coloured and white breeds in the UK prompted brisk bidding with 90% of the females finding new homes.

Nearly half the catalogue was made up of British Saddlebacks and the breed provided a new record price for the event. Mrs Debbie Beeby from Cheshire consigned Brydges Babble 21A (left), which following a successful show season was judged Breed & Inter-Breed Champion today by Sharon Barnfield. Several breeders were keen to obtain this outstanding gilt, but the hammer fell at 800 guineas in favour of Spencer Fielding from Guestling, near Hastings in East Sussex.

Jason Bird from Weston Underwood in Buckinghamshire was in a determined mood when the Berkshire breed entered the ring, picking up Charles Bull’s Breed Champion – Parkenden Royal Lustre 14, due to farrow in 4 weeks time, for 500 guineas and Chris Impey’s maiden gilt – Fairoaks Lady 9 for 460 guineas. A good showing of Gloucester old Spots saw the senior boar – Theoak Patrick 180, consigned by Messrs Wild & Webster from Matlock in Derbyshire, fetch 500 guineas to The Yorkshire Spring Mineral Water Company, who also purchased 5 Old Spot gilts up to 350 guineas. 5 Welsh boars met a good trade averaging £365 and peaking at 470 guineas for Mr G.W & Mrs F.M Jones’ Breed Champion – Mabon Ivor 2, from Pontypridd. Alan Dobson of the Watersupton Friesian herd was the successful bidder, now residing at Dingestow, Monmouthshire. With feed prices rising £40 per tonne a week before the sale, predictions were somewhat pessimistic about the trade, but with over 70 buyers registered before the sale, competition for the best pigs was assured. 11 made 400 guineas or more and although the boar buyers were selective, a 90% clearance of the gilts pointed to a promising future for our marvellous native breeds.

BPA Pedigree Show and Sale Ross on Wye 2010

A key part of the BPA Show and Sale are the veterinary and pedigree inspections. BPA consultant vet Bob Stevenson (left) checks all the pigs as they arrive. BPA Chairman, Alan Rose, checks two pigs to make sure that they meet the Breed Standard. They are assisted by a team of volunteers without whose help the sale would not be possible

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NEW BREEDERS CORNER

Sue Fildes visits the Kingdon’s in Cornwall to see their new Pietrain breeding enterprise.

John and Rose Kingdon have kept pedigree pigs for some years and have just branched out into something different - Pietrains. They chose the Pietrain partly for it’s relative rarity but mostly for it’s extreme conformation – huge muscular back-ends make it the pig equivalent of the double-muscled Belgian Blue cattle. Fat cover is almost negligible, but crossed with any other pig they are of the opinion that it will give best of both breeds – to make a jolly good porker. The potential sales of breeding pigs for crossing programs was an important economic consideration. John is sure his decision to buy only pedigree pigs was correct, and to Birth Notify every litter with the BPA, so that potential buyers then have a guarantee that the pig is really what it is claimed to be – pure Pietrain. They travelled to two separate farms in Carmarthenshire in 2009 to buy their first boar and 2 gilts. One gilt farrowed at 12 months old in January 2010, the other gilt close behind in February. By chance this January litter happened to be the perfect age for showing as the youngest show class at any BPA show is for pigs born in the year of the show. The earliest born pigs have some advantage over a younger pig, as they say ‘a good big pig will normally beat a good small pig’. Since that original purchase they have bought another gilt and a boar of different lines so that they have an unrelated mate for any gilts that they retain. Now they have 3 sows and have kept the best gilt from their first registered litter. Rose says: ‘I find the Pietrains to be much more intelligent and their friendliness is endearing, the feedback from people who have purchased a boar from us have all said the same, even two people have told me they are more like a dog than a pig!’ Showing They have never taken their other pigs to shows, but took the Pietrains this year to show them off and hopefully pick up some pedigree sales, as they thought that no-one had really heard about them. I met them at Cornwall show where the rarity, and the extreme muscled conformation of the Pietrain gilt and boar attracted much attention. As did their behaviour – they were a bit of a handful! Conversely the person from whom the original stock were bought from said he had trouble getting them to move.

John loved the first show. He says: ‘It was a funny old class, modern Pietrains against Kune Kunes in the ‘Any Other Breed’ class, but I loved the showing and enjoyed meeting such a diverse range of interesting people. One boar was sold direct from the show to Oxfordshire, which was a good result. I went on to show at Okehampton, where I showed a litter brother of the pig that I had sold from Cornwall show. Next year I plan to do Mid-Devon as well – I’m hooked.’ For 2011 shows they already have selected the best July gilts and mated two sows in September for January farrowings.

Management: John was born into farming but left it for 20+ years to be ‘a digger man’, but now he’s back farming with a holding of some 90 acres. The land is the historic WWII airfield at St Eval, between Padstow and Newquay, 300 feet up and just 1 mile from the cliff edge, where the wind rips in from the Atlantic with absolutely no shelter other than the actual pig arks. Pigs occupy some 5 – 6 acres and he grows some corn himself for feeding to the pigs. Any unused acreage is let out.

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All pigs are currently free-range in curtainless arks, but John and Rose are considering either putting PVC curtains on the arks for heat retention, or perhaps bringing the sows inside for next winter. This is because of their lack of fat compared with the hardy Gloucestershire Old Spots (his first pedigree pigs), he feels that they would benefit from a warmer environment, especially the sows with litters. Gilts will still stay out. Hybrid Vigour is evident when he has crossed a Pietrain boar onto Gloucestershire Old Spots sow as he has had up to 15 born alive. Weaning is at 8 weeks for several reasons – it keeps the pigs on a 6 monthly cycle which is ideal for producing for showing once established; also John says ‘milk makes them grow best’ in addition to the creep area for additional piglet feed that the sow cannot get to. They have noted that the growth rate is considerably greater over a same given period than the Gloucesters.

Feeding: John buys creep pellets for the youngest pigs but likes to produce what he can from his own acreage. Sows get rolled barley with some bought-in Soya to raise the protein levels. A hammer mill is used to crush the Barley further for feeding to the younger stock. Dry sows are strip-grazed on fodder beet, using electric fencing to limit the amount they can reach each day. Some fodder beet is pulled up to feed to the young ones; although this is hard work it all helps keep the feed cost down. These strip-grazed sows only get hard feed in the mornings. Sales: They took 5 boars to a specialist sale of breeding pigs at Sedgemoor market (two and a quarter hours from home but in a handy location just off the M5 in Somerset) and sold all 5 to homes as far away as Bedfordshire, mainly to people wanting to use them as a sire onto another breed. Pure and cross bred Pietrains also sell well at finished pork auction markets due to their limited fat cover, whereas the more traditional breeds need a more discerning outlet where their fat is appreciated as an indication of meat quality.

Aspirations John has decided that for his farm Pietrains are the way forward and so he will concentrate on them, and continue showing as he is hooked on the experiences he has had this year. rosekingdon@ gmail.com 07727 274544

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Welcome New Members

Mrs J M Wilson, SHROPSHIRE The Marshbrook herd of Tamworth Mr J Hanson, WEST MIDLANDS The Exhall herd Mr & Mrs Collier, OXFORDSHIRE The Irondown herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr Blyth, YORKSHIRE E. The Roosefurze herd of British Saddleback Mr L J Gull, SUFFOLK The Whatfield herd of Large Black &Tamworth Mrs MA Williams, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Ietgoch herd of British Saddleback Mr D Haighton, SHROPSHIRE The Ellerdine herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr & Mrs Gray, TYNE & WEAR The Ravensworth herd Mr H Walton, LANCASHIRE Ms Lucy Andrew, SUSSEX The Ivyland herd of British Saddleback,Oxford Sandy & Black Mr Mark Blake, CORNWALL The Gwindra herd of British Saddleback Mr B May, DEVON The Kingsley herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr A Tyson, YORKSHIRE N. The Stepneyhill herd of British Saddleback Mr G K Jones, WEST GLAMORGAN The Wernfawr herd of Welsh Mr M J Marriage, WILTSHIRE Mrs Jan McKenty, SOMERSET The Shireend herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots,Tamworth Dan & Carla Morris, MID GLAMORGAN The Felin herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr & Mrs S Shaw, DORSET The Merrylands herd of Tamworth Mrs Bev Wills, HERTFORDSHIRE The Ponsbourne herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr David Challinor, CHESHIRE The Rusheyhey herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr G Cotterell, DERBYSHIRE The Banktop herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr M O'Connell, IRISH REPUBLIC The Dennbawn herd of Tamworth Mr G Pelling, DEVON The Lowerhearson herd Mr RJ & Mrs B Kingdon, CORNWALL The Hillhead herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr P Hodgson, CO. DURHAM The Hettmill herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots,Tamworth Mr Donal O'Sullivan, IRISH REPUBLIC The Bartlemy herd of Tamworth Mr A Clare, CHESHIRE The Brookheys herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Miss B Williams, KENT The Waddenhall herd of Berkshire Mr Paul Webber, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Llwyntew herd of Mangalitza Mr & Mrs B Hendy, DEVON Mr J Betteridge, DEVON The Hollocombe herd of Tamworth Miss H Macleod, SOMERSET The Lovington herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr & Mrs M & E Hamilton, YORKSHIRE N. Mrs Helen Burrows, YORKSHIRE N. The Hallstandard herd

Mrs Sally Kirk, YORKSHIRE W. The Holmestyes herd Mr David Whittaker, CHESHIRE The Gritstone herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr Ronald Law, SOMERSET The herd of British Saddleback Mr John Pybus, CLEVELAND The Grrewgrass herd Mr N Wright, LINCOLNSHIRE The herd of Berkshire Mrs Burman, SUSSEX The Benlah herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr & Mrs Cressey-Rodger, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Draenog herd of British Saddleback Mrs Jones, CORNWALL The Treawarrow herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Miss Rebecca Clark, SURREY The Brambly herd of British Saddleback Mr P Perrin, CHESHIRE The Etherow herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Miss DC Jarvis, GWYNEDD The Bronprys herd Mr Dudley, STAFFORDSHIRE The Blacklake herd of Middle White Mr C Gibson, CO. LONDONDERRY The Aughlish herd Ms Louise Marshall, IRISH REPUBLIC The Amara herd of British Saddleback Mrs Trudy Douglas, STAFFORDSHIRE The Manderley herd of British Saddleback Miss Faye Mullin, YORKSHIRE W. The Deanhouse herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr J Wakefield, CORNWALL The Polgear herd of British Saddleback Mrs Carol Radford, WARWICKSHIRE The Ladyacorn herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots,Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs H Edwards & Mr D James, CEREDIGION The Melharad herd of Welsh Mr Peter Whent, HAMPSHIRE The Tuckslane herd of British Saddleback & Large Black Miss Helen Calvert, PEMBROKESHIRE The Bentlass herd of Welsh Mr Peter Lyle, MID GLAMORGAN The Tunnel herd of Welsh Mrs Lindsay Loxley, HERTFORDSHIRE The Furneux herd of Large White & Tamworth Mr John Sanderson, SOMERSET The Bowerview herd of Mangalitza Mr P Heald, LINCOLNSHIRE The Fieldside herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr David Murray, DEVON The Wheatlandfarm herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr Mike Edmondson, CO. DURHAM The Lowbollihope herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots,Tamworth & Welsh Mr T & Mrs C Marshall, YORKSHIRE N. The Gennelfields herd of British Saddleback Mrs M Hannigan, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE The Stoneyford herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr KC Dymond, DEVON The Marlcombe herd of British Saddleback Ms T Ticehurst, SUSSEX The Bridgefootmeadows herd of Berkshire,Gloucestershire Old Spots & Large Black

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Mrs S Green, ESSEX The Olldwheatsheat herd Mr Rory O'Connor, IRISH REPUBLIC The Garrynagry herd Mr S Hinchcliffe, YORKSHIRE W. The Thenale herd of British Saddleback,Oxford Sandy & Black & Tamworth Mrs Deborah Anderson, CO. DOWN The Broomcottage herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr Callum Nicholson, NORTHUMBERLAND The Churchlands herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs M Powell, CEREDIGION The Pencastell herd of Tamworth Mr Graham Evens, CARDIGANSHIRE The Cwmiago herd of Berkshire Mr Justin Aherne, IRISH REPUBLIC The Glenseskin herd of Large Black Mrs Diane Fulgoni, ESSEX The Gullmeadow herd of Berkshire Mr S Place, SOMERSET The Galingale herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr R S Bowers, CHESHIRE The Northrode herd of British Saddleback Mrs Lisa Ashmore, LEICESTERSHIRE The Priory herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots & Large Black Miss S Swain, DERBYSHIRE The herd of Berkshire,British Saddleback Mrs Wendy Price, CUMBRIA The Simgill herd Mrs D Dale, SCOTLAND NE. The Crazyacres herd of Large Black,Mangalitza & Tamworth Mrs Dawn Scovell - Christys, WORCESTERSHIRE The Makenzieoak herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Miss Joanna Sutcliffe, DERBYSHIRE The Riversedge herd of Large Black Mr Andrew Sims, DEVON The Chattan herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr P Gentle, SOMERSET The Laburnums herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr J Gater, STAFFORDSHIRE The Greenwayhall herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr Jason Brown, SUFFOLK The Whitefoot herd of British Saddleback Mr MJ Davies, LINCOLNSHIRE The Hollandbridge herd of British Saddleback Mrs C Meheran, GLOUCESTERSHIRE The Baytree herd of Large Black,Oxford Sandy & Black Miss Danielle DuBern, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE The Northbrook herd of British Saddleback Mr Peter Winstanley, LANCASHIRE The Blackfield herd of British Saddleback Ms Joannne Court, SURREY The Wenberge herd of Berkshire Ms J Willis & Mr W Purcell, CUMBRIA The Gamblesmire herd of British Saddleback Mr & Mrs Dews, LANCASHIRE The Haven herd of Tamworth Mr Mick Gigg, WEST GLAMORGAN The Garngoch herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr John Creek, CAMBRIDGESHIRE The Westmoor herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Miss Karen Benton Worboys, NORFOLK The Castleblacks herd of Large Black Miss R Jupp, YORKSHIRE N. The Afton herd of Large Black Mr Stephen Barnes, POWYS The Rhos herd of Berkshire

Mr Simon R Beech, BERKSHIRE The Davenport herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr & Mrs Paterson, YORKSHIRE W. The Broadstone herd of Berkshire Mr C J Smoothy, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Vallis herd of British Saddleback Mr Thomas Phillips, MONMOUTHSHIRE Miss Alice Oliver, MONMOUTHSHIRE Mr Benjamin Crosby, ESSEX The Britannic herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr R E Taylor, DERBYSHIRE The Summerley herd of Tamworth Mrs Cheryl Pugh-Morgan, WEST GLAMORGAN The Penrhysfawr herd of Welsh Mr Warren Archer, LINCOLNSHIRE The Clayfields herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr DA & Mrs CL Owens & Son, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Sancler herd of British Landrace Mrs Kim Slater, HAMPSHIRE The Frysfarm herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr M Crow, YORKSHIRE N. The Rigghall herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr JB Hackett, CHANNEL ISLANDS The Longchamp herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs VM Blackman, DEVON The Bradwellmills herd of Tamworth Mr R Young, SOMERSET The Summerwood herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr J Balsdon, DEVON The Espere herd of Welsh Lady McFarlane, HEREFORDSHIRE The Overdine herd Mr D McGowan, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Graig herd of Tamworth Mr & Mrs Wing, SOMERSET The Berehill herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr & Mrs Duckett, PEMBROKESHIRE The Williamston herd of Large Black Mr D Eason, SOMERSET The Cotcombe herd of British Saddleback Mrs T Green, LANCASHIRE The Higherkiln herd of Middle White Mrs T Montgomery, KENT The Monty herd of British Saddleback & Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr J Darley, STAFFORDSHIRE The Gladswood herd of British Saddleback Mr & Mrs I & H Dykes, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE The Herbie herd of British Saddleback Mr M Shinn, POWYS The Glynderi herd of Large Black Mr G W Statham, DERBYSHIRE The Brickyard herd of British Saddleback & Gloucestershire Old Spots Mrs A Clarke-Sheward, SUSSEX The Marringdean herd of Mangalitza Mr T T Wilson, CUMBRIA The Geltsdale herd of British Saddleback Mr R Thorne, HEREFORDSHIRE The Upperholme herd of Welsh Mrs K Rayner, INTERNATIONAL The Maisonneuve herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mrs PJ Baines & Mr JS Brown, LINCOLNSHIRE The Hopemarsh herd of Middle White Mr A J Moss, SUSSEX Mr B Mc Cranor, SUFFOLK The Sharlands herd of Berkshire

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Mrs H C Marston, YORKSHIRE N. The Parklane herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Miss L McCaig, SCOTLAND SE. The Hazlieburn herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr A Mackenzie, GREATER MANCHESTER The Tomnook herd Mr M Denton, BERKSHIRE The Coldborough herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr John Ferris, LINCOLNSHIRE The Vinters herd of Berkshire,British Saddleback & Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs Dwynwen Jones, CLWYD The Llecyn herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr J Lord, ISLE OF WIGHT The Whitecroft herd Ms S Wade, SUSSEX The Crowshole herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr Worrall, CARMARTHENSHIRE The Derigillo herd of Pietrain Miss R Cooper, BERKSHIRE The Widgits herd of Berkshire Mrs C Tye, MIDDLESEX The Yewtree herd of British Saddleback & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr & Mrs M Domaille, ISLE OF WIGHT The Godshill herd of Mangalitza Mrs Teresa Georgiades, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE The Whiplingvale herd of Berkshire & Oxford Sandy & Black Miss S Carter, CORNWALL The Gratton herd of British Saddleback Mrs F Weston, KENT The Romshed herd of British Saddleback Mr M Tittershill, DERBYSHIRE The Anderton herd of British Saddleback Mrs F Pratt, ESSEX The Bencott herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Ms E Houlston, GWYNEDD The Pyll herd of British Saddleback & Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr D Barraclough, YORKSHIRE S. The Cherrytree herd of British Saddleback,Large Black & Welsh Mr Joe Hopkins, SURREY The Callyn herd of British Saddleback Miss L Bennett, DERBYSHIRE The herd of Mangalitza Mrs J Horton, SUSSEX The Longbourn herd of British Saddleback,Oxford Sandy & Black & Tamworth Mr Barry Awan, SOMERSET The Southstoke herd of British Saddleback & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr James Haxton, YORKSHIRE N. The Habtonhouse herd Mr James Mawson, HERTFORDSHIRE The Chalkwood herd of British Saddleback,Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs Dee Thurlow, CEREDIGION The Dinkys herd of Welsh Mr Colin Jones, DERBYSHIRE The Sheldon herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr & Mrs Court, YORKSHIRE S. The Glenalty herd of Large Black Mr J Bailey, YORKSHIRE W. The Popelwells herd of Pietrain

Mrs Rona Strong, ESSEX The Tropwings herd of Mangalitza Mr M Culhane & Ms J Dillon, IRISH REPUBLIC The Ballygreen herd of Tamworth Mr R Smith, CORNWALL The Halonmoor herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mrs H Cantrill, STAFFORDSHIRE The Redhill herd of Tamworth Mr D Neal, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Miss D Price, LANCASHIRE The herd of Tamworth Mr John Reed, CO. DURHAM The Pontop herd of British Saddleback Mr LC Horlock, DORSET The Greenacres herd of Tamworth Mr Timothy Wells, KENT The Popesvilla herd of Berkshire & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr L Scott, DEVON The Theoldrectory herd of British Saddleback Mr P Sykes, DERBYSHIRE Mr & Mrs G J .Hogg, YORKSHIRE N. The Copgrove herd of British Saddleback Mr A Greenman, WILTSHIRE The Greenfarm herd of British Saddleback & Gloucestershire Old Spots Messrs Bellis & Cummings, SUSSEX The Isfieldplace herd of Large Black Mr Lee Evans, POWYS The Cwmgillo herd Mr JC Fairclough, MERSEYSIDE The Heathhouse herd Miss S Pittwood & Mr Smart, SOMERSET The Moondown herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots & Oxford Sandy & Black Mr Rene Gate, CAMBRIDGESHIRE The herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Miss Charlotte Roberts, YORKSHIRE N. Mr D Evans, CEREDIGION The Penlanisaf herd of Welsh Mr N Smith, YORKSHIRE S. The Manorash herd of Welsh Mr R Parkinson, LANCASHIRE The Springpark herd of British Saddleback Mrs Julie Taylor, SUSSEX The Chantry herd of Berkshire Mr & Mrs Goodenough, DORSET The Middlelodge herd of Oxford Sandy & Black Mr C Stephens, CORNWALL The Discovery herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr M Smith, SOMERSET The Cosscoombe herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Mrs C Brunkard, IRISH REPUBLIC Mr J Hodson, MONMOUTHSHIRE The Ferrier herd Mr Tom Smith, YORKSHIRE S. The Ottersbarn herd of Berkshire & Gloucestershire Old Spots Mr D Wilson, CUMBRIA The Edenholme herd of Tamworth Miss Fiona Nichols, CO. DURHAM The Summerhouse herd Mr Simon Griffiths, CHESHIRE The Churchend herd of Gloucestershire Old Spots Revd S Carolan-Evans, KENT The Springfield herd

Welcome New Members

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Congratulations to long serving members

On the previous three pages we have listed almost 200 new members who have joined the Association since the last newsletter. We welcome you all and especially our newest herd of British Landrace. We hope that many of you will remain pedigree breeders for many years to come so that in the fullness of time you will also feature on this page. Herds which have bred pedigree pigs continuously for 50 years receive a Gold Prefix Certificate and a facsimile of their first herdbook entry. In some cases the herd has passed from father to son during this time. Where the member has been breeding pedigree pigs for 50 years or has been retired from breeding but continues to act serve on committees or as a judge we present an engraved glass bowl. These awards usually take place at the Annual General Meeting. Over the summer Alan Rose caught up with a few who had not been able to attend the AGM.

Arthur Uglow (left) has been breeding Large Whites for more than 50 years and also serves as Chief Pig Steward at Devon County Show. Martin Snell, represents P G Snell & Sons who started breeding Large Blacks after the First World War. Martin is Chief Pig Steward at the Royal Bath & West.

Alan caught up with William and Linda Gregory at Great Yorkshire Show. A W Gregory & Sons have been breeding Large Whites in Yorkshire since 1951. T W Wilson & Sons started breeding Tamworths in 1946. Geoff Wilson judged the Tamworth classes at the Show and received his award from the Chairman

Practical Pigs In partnership with the Publishers of Practical Poultry the BPA is launching a new magazine for small scale pig keepers. The new magazine Practical Pigs will be sent out to all BPA members and will contain a series of pages devoted to BPA news. Information that is of specific interest to BPA members will be distributed as inserts with the new magazine or by direct mailing from the office. The first issue of Practical Pigs will be mailed out in November.

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The British Pig Association will be held on Friday 3rd December at 11.00 am at the Jersey Cattle Society Pavilion, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2RG

AGENDA

Annual General Meeting of The British Pig Association Friday 3rd December at 11.00 am at the Jersey Cattle Society Pavilion

Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2RG .

• To read the notice of the meeting • To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 23rd January 2009 • To receive the report of Council • To receive the Audited Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet for the year ending 31st December 2009 • To elect the President: The Council recommends for election as President, The Marquess of Salisbury PC DL • To appoint the Auditors for the 2010 accounts

The Annual report will be published on the BPA website in advance of the meeting. Any member wishing to receive a printed copy of the Annual Report should contact the office in writing and a copy will be sent out by post.

British Pig Association Notice of Annual General Meeting

The 2010 Herdbooks will be printed in the new year. These books contain the complete record of all the pigs herdbook registered in each year. They are published in two volumes, Modern Breeds and Traditional Breeds. They are A4 size hardback books with gold stamping on the cover. If you would like to order any of these herdbooks please complete the order form and return it to the office with your cheque before November 30th. You can also pay over the phone with a credit card. The books cost £16.00 plus £3.65 post and packing. This form can also be used to order the first volume of Cloke Memorial Herdbook featuring the Middle White Breed from 1978 to 1998. See page 7 for details

Name

Address

Prefix

HDL

Quantity Price including P&P Total

Cloke Memorial Herd Book Middle White £50.00

Modern Breeds Herdbook 2010 £19.65

Traditional Breeds Herdbook 2010 £19.65

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