Free range farming; young pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) foraging at the edge of a field. Pigs are often intensively reared in tiny,indoor pens. In free range farming,however,they are allowed to roam freely in a healthier,more natural environment. Pigs are omnivorous,feeding on most types of plant and animal matter. The farming of domesticated pigs was practised in China at least 9000 years ago and was a common feature of ancient Greek and Roman agriculture. Numerous breeds,which evolved over the centuries,have all but disappeared in recent times with the development of intensive rearing systems. Photographed in Norfolk,England | |
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