Swine Breeds Breeds, Origins, Colors, Characteristics.
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Transcript of 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