Description

The Middle White is a rare but distinctive breed. This "beautifully ugly" pig more than deserves its fame as a British pork pig of the early 1900s. Japan has paid tribute to the breed by erecting a monument to the Middle White "for its outstanding eating qualities". It is still popular in that country.

The Middle White can offer a unique breed characteristic - a short nose that makes it ideally suited for grazing, as opposed to rooting. It is able to obtain a considerable part of its dietry requirments from grass alone (except in extreme weather conditions). The sow is an execellent, milk-yielding mother, being extremly caring of her young, yet generally placid and easy to handle. The hardiness of the Middle White sow combined with its docile nature makes it an ideal outdoor pig. It does not require elaborate housing or even expensive fencing.

The early maturing nature of the Middle White enables it to be used for quality pork production from 16 to 18 weeks of age. The Middle White boar used on other pure breed females, produces a cross breed that posseses most of the attributes of this special breed. Pork from the Middle White boasts a wonderful much appreciated taste, almost forgotten in these days of modern commercial production. Because of its desirable flavour/characteristics it is increasingly appreciated now and into the 21st Century.

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