Associations
Tamworth Swine Association
The Tamworth Swine Association in America.
Contact Shirley Brattain, Association Secretary for further information and referrals.
And by all means JOIN the Association - $10 for lifetime membership!
765-653-4913 {Indiana}
The Tamworth Swine Association in America.
Contact Shirley Brattain, Association Secretary for further information and referrals.
And by all means JOIN the Association - $10 for lifetime membership!
765-653-4913 {Indiana}
Breeders: United States
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Some of us have purchased Tamworth stock from the following breeders and would highly recommend them. Otherwise, your best out of the area resource is the Tamworth Swine Association linked above.
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Larry Bright
540-745-5790 Floyd, VA |
Artificial Insemination
Paul Morrison, Ohio, supplier of fresh semen, 937-459-0389
Steven Kerns, Internatioal Boar Semen, Kerns Farm, Multigene USA, Clearfield, Iowa. 641-336-2952
Steven Kerns, Internatioal Boar Semen, Kerns Farm, Multigene USA, Clearfield, Iowa. 641-336-2952
Prairie State Semen
968 County Road 1000N, Champaign, Illinois 61821 (800) 282-0428
968 County Road 1000N, Champaign, Illinois 61821 (800) 282-0428
Books and Articles
Small-Scale Pig Raising Dirk van Loon, 1978. Most excellent overall book, although traditional methods, a great resource for new breeders. {the link is to Amazon - you can preview a few pages and find there are numerous used copies.}
Fertility Farming Newman Turner, 1956. One of the most thorough early books on organic farming. This link is to the "Pig" chapter which you can read online, and many more titles, courtesy of Journey to Forever Library. You can buy this and other Newman Turner books, just recently republished exclusively by Acres USA.
"Heritage Pork: A Swanky Swine to Dine." Moskowitz, Dara. News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. USA Today, 26 Jan. 2007. Web. 23 July 2010. <http://www.usatoday.com/>.
"Pig Starter Kit." Bidgiemire Pig Arks - Perfect Housing for Your Pigs. Bidgiemire Pig Company, 2009. Web. 23 July 2010. <http://www.pig-arcs.co.uk/>.
"Tamworth (pig)." Wikipedia. 10 May 2010. Web. 23 July 2010. <http://www.wikipedia.org/>.
