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The Small Black or Suffolk pig was a breed of domestic pig originating in the United Kingdom during the nineteenth century. It is now extinct. ==History== The origin of the breed is uncertain, but it was thought to have been created through crosses of the Essex pig with foreign breeds in efforts to 'improve' it. The Small Black was said to closely resemble the Small White, originally a Yorkshire breed, with the exception of the colour;〔(Long, J. ''The book of the pig: its selection, breeding and management'', Gill, 1886, p.155 )〕 like the Small White, its pricked ears, small size and short upturned snout indicated a contribution to the breed from imported Chinese pigs. The Small Black seems to have had a rather mixed reputation amongst agriculturalists. By the turn of the 20th century it was dropping rapidly out of favour, and the breed was said to have "a delicate constitution" and "a too large percentage of fat", although it matured early.〔(Walker, J. ''Pigs for Profit'', W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1905, pp.27-28 )〕 The breed appears to have disappeared in the early 20th century, when it was eventually merged into the Large Black. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Small Black pig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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