Swine Flashcards

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has roots in Guinea
pigs from Africa. They have grey skin with red hair.

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Duroc

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are black with white belt
(usually completely over front legs & back) and have erect ears

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Hampshire

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medium in size and are white with black
spots, where the spots have characteristic rings of light pigmentation that carries white
hair as well as lighter black pigmentation

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Pietrain

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4
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Originated in Ohio and is made up of various breeds present at the time. Black with 6
white points

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Poland China

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5
Q

Originally called “Spotted Poland China”, the Spot traces back to the Poland China,
which consisted of 6 separate breeds collectively referred to as the “Warren County
Hog” in Ohio

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Spot

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6
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they are considered “large whites”

considered a maternal breed, but
are also long bodied; heavily muscled for a maternal breed.

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Yorkshire

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7
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All are typically long bodied
(have an extra vertebrae), very prolific with high milk production. White with characteristic large droopy ear

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Landrace

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8
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originated in China. They are slow growing and fat, but their meat has
good taste. Red or black in
color with droppy ears. Light muscled and primarily brought to the U.S. for research
purposes to investigate genes influencing litter size.

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Meishan

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9
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They do marble well and often used as a sire breed, but are
still more maternal than Hampshire

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Duroc

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10
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Importations of the “Old English Breed”

Used often in terminal sire programs, particularly because they have poor sow productivity even though they are prolific.

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Hampshires

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The
breed is very susceptible to PSS (Porcine Stress Syndrome), but often used in
crossbreeding.

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Pietrain

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Several breeds fall under this category, including Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish Landrace breeds. Most can
tie their origin back to stock imported from Denmark.

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Landrace

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13
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Red or black in color with droppy ears. Light muscled and primarily brought to the U.S. for research
purposes to investigate genes influencing litter size.

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Meishan

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