The Hylete Pig

1971 , Burston (Norfolk)

Cat no. 715

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An agricultural film on the breeding of the hybrid Hylete pig.

Horse racing footage illustrates the importance of selective breeding to animal rearing including the Hylete pig, a cross between a large white and a land race. Examples of Hylete herds throughout East Anglia, and the rearing methods used, follow: Captain Chute's operation at Halesworth in Suffolk, a herd dating from 1919; Bernard Partridge's Kelvedon herd at Weeley, Essex; Tony Doubleday, at Stanway, near Colchester; James Laurie's farm in Norfolk and the Redgrave Estates unit at Botesdale in Suffolk. Some of the farms use crated factory farming methods. Tucks' headquarters at Burston, Suffolk, and the experimental farm and mill are visited. The company manufactures feed for Hyletes. Weaning charts are produced following tests at Cambridge University.

Featured Buildings

Elite Hybrids Headquarters, Colchester Tucks Headquarters, Burston Cambridge University

Keywords

Breeding; Experimental; Horse racing; Livestock; Manufacturing; Pig; Science

Other Places

Halesworth; Kelvedon; Weeley; Stanway; Botesdale

Maker : Tucks of Burston
Director : Norman Boyd
Director : Terry Cracknell
Script : Norman Boyd
Commentator : Richard Baker
Production company : Tucks of Burston

Manifestations

The Hylete Pig

Genre: Agriculture / Promotional
Locations: Burston (Norfolk)
Description Type: monographic
Subject: pigs / Redgrave Estate, Botesdale / Tony Doubleday / Tucks of Burston / James Laurie / Elite Hybrids / farming / animal husbandry / Captain Chute / Bernard Partridge / factory farming

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