A Passion for Rare Breeds

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Ryan Perry started off feeding the pigs at his local city farm in Gateshead at the age of 7. They were Tamworth pigs, and from there his passion for rare breed livestock grew and grew. He bought the farm's Hebridean sheep, and got a smallholding to keep them on. Now, he keeps three breeds of sheep, alongside pigs, goats, poultry and cattle. As well as his smallholding, he uses his stock to provide conservation grazing services on council nature reserves and private land all around Gateshead. But all this is done on top of a full time job in the NHS as a biomedical scientist. In this programme, Caz Graham meets Ryan - as well his animals - to learn about the many different breeds, and to find out what drives him. Presented by Caz Graham Produced by Heather Simons