Swine Flashcards
has roots in Guinea
pigs from Africa. They have grey skin with red hair.
Duroc
are black with white belt
(usually completely over front legs & back) and have erect ears
Hampshire
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
Pietrain
Originated in Ohio and is made up of various breeds present at the time. Black with 6
white points
Poland China
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
Spot
they are considered “large whites”
considered a maternal breed, but
are also long bodied; heavily muscled for a maternal breed.
Yorkshire
All are typically long bodied
(have an extra vertebrae), very prolific with high milk production. White with characteristic large droopy ear
Landrace
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.
Meishan
They do marble well and often used as a sire breed, but are
still more maternal than Hampshire
Duroc
Importations of the “Old English Breed”
Used often in terminal sire programs, particularly because they have poor sow productivity even though they are prolific.
Hampshires
The
breed is very susceptible to PSS (Porcine Stress Syndrome), but often used in
crossbreeding.
Pietrain
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.
Landrace
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.
Meishan
