Large Black (pig)

The Cornwallschwein ( or Large Black ) is a breed of domestic pig from England. It was bred in the early 19th century by crossing different breeds of English.

Features

The Cornwallschwein is medium in size with a shoulder height of up to 85 of the boar and the sow between 75 and 80 centimeters. Here the boar reaches a weight of 280 to 320 kg, the sow weighs 200 to 240 kilograms. The animal is large-boned with a long and deep hull. It is dark gray to black spots or other badge, body-covering The bristles are very thin, so the pig appears naked and smooth. The tail is set high quoting. The head is moderately long and broad, the profile line only slightly dented. The ears are hanging.

Dissemination

The Cornwallschwein is used as Nutzschwein especially in his native Britain and in Hungary. There are also smaller breeding groups worldwide. At the present time this breed of pig is in the breed, however, only of minor importance.

Breeding history

The Cornwallschweine emerged as breeding in the early 19th century in England in several lines. They are descended from indigenous land pigs and several British breeds. It first two strokes were bred with the larger and leaner pigs in the counties of Cornwall and Devon and the more robust animals occurred in Essex and Suffolk. In 1900 both lines were merged into one race, which already founded in 1898, a breeders' association and a herd book were opened.

At the turn of the century to the 20th century, the Large Blacks were the most common domestic pig breed in the UK and they were also exported to the European continent. 1896 were the first animals to Germany, but here were only moderately establish. The name " Cornwallschweine " or " Cornwall " they received only in Germany, because the imported animals from the same ancestral county. The Bentheim Black Pied pig was bred through crossbreeding of Cornwallschweinen and Berkshire pigs in German country pigs.

It was not until 1910, Large Blacks admitted to shows of the Royal Agricultural Society and the Smithfield Club until the 1920s they were popular. From 1960, the number of breeders and the animals took off rapidly, however, in 1986 there were in Great Britain only 200 breeding sows. In 1951, the number of Cornwallschweine in Germany to 1.4 percent of the purebred domestic pigs, in 1968 the proportion was less than 0.1 percent.

Properties

The Cornwallschwein is described as hardy and undemanding domestic pig and is a great recycler of economics own food. It is very suitable for outdoor entertainment and due to the low susceptibility to sunburn for higher layers with strong sunlight.

The sows regularly get young and have plenty of milk. The animals are especially suitable as " Bacon" - goods and duration pigs.