Swine Breeds

Breeds, Origins, Colors, Characteristics

Major Swine Breeds• Duroc• Hampshire• Yorkshire• Chester White• Poland China• Spot• Tamworth• Landrace• Berkshire• Hereford

American Landrace

• Color-White• Origin-Denmark• Characteristics-

Large Floppy Ears, long bodied with weird back, Good Mothering-Prolific, weak pasterns.

• Size-700-900 pounds.

Berkshire

• Color-Black & White (6 white points-tail, snout, 4 feet)

• Origin-England• Characteristics-

Erect Ears, Short Snouts.

• Size-700-800 pounds.

Chester White

• Color-White• Origin-Pennsylvania,

USA• Characteristics-

Droopy Ears, Excellent mothering, meaty

• Size-Medium

600-700 pounds

Duroc

• Color-Rust Red• Origin-New Jersey,

USA• Characteristics-Droopy

Ears, Rapid Growth, Meaty, Popular, Used in crossbreeding programs

• Size-up to 1000 pounds.

Hampshire

• Color-Black with White belt around shoulders.

• Origin-Kentucky, although ancestry tracked to England

• Characteristics-Erect Ears, High quality carcasses, long, meaty, Popular

• Size 750-900 pounds.

Hereford

• Color-Red, with white

• Origin-Missouri, USA

• Characteristics-Meaty, Erect Ears, Gentle

• Size-700-800 pounds.

Poland China

• Color-Black & White (6 white points-snout, tail, 4 feet)

• Origin-Ohio, USA• Characteristics-

Droopy Ears, Meaty Carcasses, Sound.

• Size-700-900 pounds.

Spots

• Color- Black and White, spotted pattern, 20-80 to 80-20,…..50-50 ideal

• Origin-Indiana, USA• Characteristics-

Meaty, Droopy Ears, Aggressive boars

• Size-700-800 pounds.

Tamworth

• Color-Red, • Origin-Ireland• Characteristics-Very

light muscle traits, Erect Ears.

• Size-700-800 pounds.

Yorkshire

• Color-White• Origin-England• Characteristics-

Erect Ears, Top mothering-Prolific, Large Litters, Long-sided, bacon breed.

• Size-800-950 pounds.

Other minor Swine Breeds

• OIC-Ohio Improved Chester• Lacombe• Palouse• San Pierre• CPF-Certified Pathogen Free• Managra• Beltsville• Maryland

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