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Title: Swine Breeds


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Swine Breeds The US Swine Industry
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US Swine Breeds
- 40 World wide - Only 8 Industry Impact
Four Classifications
  • Maternal Breeds
  • Sire / Carcass Breeds
  • Minor Breeds
  • Swine Company Genetics

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Mother Breeds
Yorkshire
  • Developed
  • York county England
  • Imported in 1830
  • Characteristics
  • White with Erect ears
  • A large breed
  • Noted For
  • Maternal characteristics
  • Most carcass oriented of Mother breeds
  • Dual Purpose

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Mother Breeds
Landrace
  • Developed
  • From Danish Landrace
  • 1930s imported
  • Characteristics
  • White with Big Droopy ears
  • Fine boned
  • Distinctively long bodied
  • Noted For
  • Most Prolific Breed
  • Largest litter size

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Maternal Breeds
Chester White
  • Developed
  • Chester Co Pennsylvania
  • Mid 1800s from White hogs in the area
  • Characteristics
  • White body
  • More Bone Rugged design compared to other mother
    breeds
  • Noted For
  • Maternal characteristics
  • Durability
  • Meat quality

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Sire/Carcass Breeds
Hampshire
  • Developed
  • Hampshire Co. England
  • Imported in 1825 to Kentucky
  • Called Thin Rinds
  • Major growth in 30s
  • Characteristics
  • Black with a White Belt
  • Noted For
  • Carcass Traits
  • Heaviest muscled leanest breed

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Sire/Carcass Breeds
Duroc
  • Developed
  • New Jersey Reds
  • Sire named Duroc
  • Characteristics
  • Red body
  • Variation is light to dark
  • Noted For
  • Ruggedness/durability
  • Feed efficiency
  • Rate of Growth

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Sire/Carcass Breeds
Berkshire
  • Developed
  • Berkshire England
  • Characteristics
  • Black with erect
  • 6 white points
  • Face, legs, tail
  • Noted For
  • True Pure Breed
  • Highest Pork Quality

Berkshire Gold - Premium Pork Product
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Sire/Carcass Breeds
Pertain
  • Developed
  • Belgium
  • Characteristics
  • Spotted
  • Double muscled
  • Noted For
  • Leanness and muscle
  • Below average pork quality

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Developing F1 crosses
Yorkshire
Hampshire
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Developing F1 crosses
Duroc
Hampshire
H D Terminal Boars
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Cross Breeding
Crossbreeding
  • Developed
  • To improve the hog being developed by utilizing
    the positives from the breeds selected
  • Greater performance and growth rates from
    increased hybrid vigor

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Terminal Line
Maternal Line
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Company Programs
Companies
  • Developed
  • To increase the positives of many breeds
  • Marketing
  • Characteristics
  • May be unique or have characteristics of the
    breeds used
  • Noted For
  • Maternal lines
  • Terminal lines
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