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With numbers down to under 450 individuals the distinctive black and white Berkshire pig is facing extinction. None of these fine beasts - that produce exceptionally delicious roast pork, superb bacon, succulent pork sausages, and tasty gammon - remain in their native Thames Valley but Berkshire based Lambourn Valley Cider is rasing funds to arrest the decline.
One of the countries smallest cider producers is raising money to give to the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club. Donations are accepted but 15p is given by the company for every gallon of Lambourn Valley Cider they sell. ...
Lambourn Valley Cider
"The Japanese are great connoisseurs of Berkshire pork and bacon, and there are many more herds of Berkshires in Japan than in the UK. It would be a tragedy if this genetically diverse pig were to disappear, and all that we had left were the breeds beloved by supermarkets; lean with little natural fat and lacking in flavour."
One of the countries smallest cider producers is raising money to give to the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club. Donations are accepted but 15p is given by the company for every gallon of Lambourn Valley Cider they sell. ...
Lambourn Valley Cider
"The Japanese are great connoisseurs of Berkshire pork and bacon, and there are many more herds of Berkshires in Japan than in the UK. It would be a tragedy if this genetically diverse pig were to disappear, and all that we had left were the breeds beloved by supermarkets; lean with little natural fat and lacking in flavour."
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