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British Landrace
Pig
The British Landrace is a British domestic breed of pig and one of the most popular in the United Kingdom. It is white with heavy drooping ears that cover most of the face and is bred for pork and bacon. The breed originated in the 1949 importation of 12 landrace pigs from Scandinavia — four boars and eight gilts (immature females). In 1950, the British Landrace Pig Society was formed and it opened a herd book for the first offspring born from the imported 12. They created the first Pig Testing Scheme with a testing station at the village of Stockton-on-the-Forest in North Yorkshire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Landrace