{"id":2098,"date":"2022-06-08T12:56:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2098"},"modified":"2022-06-16T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:22:19","slug":"gloucestershire-old-spots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/?page_id=2098","title":{"rendered":"Gloucestershire Old Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2098\" class=\"elementor elementor-2098\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff58f03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff58f03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b32500\" data-id=\"0b32500\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812706d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"812706d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gloucestershire Old Spots Pig<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac822b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ac822b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>History:<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The first pedigree records of pigs began in 1913, much later than for cattle, sheep, and horses because the pig was considered a peasant\u2019s animal and a scavenger so was never highly regarded.<\/p><p>Old Spots originated around the Berkeley Vale on the southern shores of the River Severn in south west England. No other pedigree spotted pig was recorded before 1913, so today\u2019s Old Spot is the oldest such breed in the world!<\/p><p>They are usually kept on dairy farms and in cider and perry pear orchards, where dairy waste and windfall fruit supplements grazing.<\/p><p>Besides its correct title and variations such as Gloucester Spot or just Old Spot, the breed is also known as The Orchard and The Cottager\u2019s Pig. Local folklore says that the spots on the back are bruises from the falling fruit.\u2028<\/p><p><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><p>The Gloucestershire Old Spot is a large breed of pig, white in colour with at least one distinct black spot. It has lop ears, that when the pig is mature, will cover most of its face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed23e6e\" data-id=\"ed23e6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e186994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e186994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"900\" height=\"909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/old_spot_everess.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2198\" alt=\"Gloucestersire Old Spots\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/old_spot_everess.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/old_spot_everess-297x300.jpg 297w, http:\/\/www.everessfarm.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/old_spot_everess-768x776.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gloucestershire Old Spots Pig History:The first pedigree records of pigs began in 1913, much later than for cattle, sheep, and horses because the pig was considered a peasant\u2019s animal and a scavenger so was never highly regarded. 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