Swine Breeds

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• Swine Breeds

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Sus scrofa

• Some believe that pigs were the earliest animal
  to be domesticated, not the cat or dog.
• Paintings and carvings of pigs over 25,000 years
  ago have been found. The Chinese domesticated
  pigs 7,000 years ago

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Landrace

• Originated in Denmark
• Drooped ears
• Known for their maternal instincts (large litters
  over extended time)
• White, Long, Flatter-topped than other breeds
• The American Landrace is a white hog of long body
  length, having sixteen or seventeen pairs of ribs
• The hair color must be white

with drooping ears
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Berkshire

• Originated in England
• Black with white points white legs, snout and
  switch
• Once kept at Buckingham Palace
• Known for producing high quality meats
• Erect ears
• Dished snout

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Chester White

• Originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania
• White with long
• drooped ears
• Mothering breed

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Duroc

• Originated in the United States
• Solid red
• The ears should be drooping and should not be
  held erect.
• Slight dish to the face
• Excellent meat type hog
• 2nd most popular breed in US

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Hampshire

• Originated in the United States
• Probably the oldest American breed
• Black with a white belt
• Small, erect ears
• Well-known meat breed

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Hereford

• Originated in Missouri
• Developed from crossing Berkshires and Durocs
• Red with white face, legs and underline
• Medium-sized, drooping ear
• Long neck

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Poland China

• Originated in the US
• Noted for ability to easily gain weight
• Quiet dispositions
• Black with white snouts, legs and switch
• Generally poor mothers
• Drooped ears (medium sized)

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Spots

• Developed in Indiana
• Black and white spots
• Efficient feeders
• Noted for rapid weight gain
• Droopy ears

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Tamworth

• Originated in Ireland
• Red in color
• A noted bacon breed
• Deep-sided
• Well-arched back
• Erect ears
• Good mothers
• Very active

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Yorkshire

• Originated in England
• White
• Large, erect ears
• Known as The Mother Breed
• Produces large litters
• Bacon-type hog
• Most popular in US and Canada

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Vietnamese Potbelly

• Dwarf swine breed which were developed in the
  1960's in Vietnam
• In 1986, when the first potbellies were sold
  into the U.S., their market price ran well into
  the thousands of dollars
• Full grown potbellied pigs weigh an average of
  70-150 lb. with some reaching 200 lb. or more
  they average 3-ft. long and 15-inches tall.
• Full growth is not reached until about 5 years of
  age.
• Colors range from solid black to solid white,
  with a variety of spots in between.

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Vietnamese Potbelly..

• Most people who purchase these pigs want them as
  pets, but these pigs do not necessarily stay
  small, cute, or cuddly.
• Unspayed females suffer from "PMS" and strong
  mood swings intact males produce a pungent odor
  in addition to displaying other unpleasant
  traits-neither are desirable pets
• As stated above, their average weight is close to
  100 lb., and they do not like to be picked up or
  held.
• Unlike cats and dogs, pigs are prey not
  predators, so being lifted up or restrained
  causes them extreme alarm.

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Yucatan miniature

• Native of Southern Mexico. Only natural occurring
  miniature pig. Derived from one primary gene pool
  without introduction of genetic material from
  other breeds
• Cardiovascular research
• Diabetes studies
• Facial mandibular research
• Regenerative Medicine
• Skin research

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• Charles River's mini pigs are small Yucatan
  strains developed at Colorado State University
  from foundation animals imported from the Yucatan
  peninsula in 1960. Black or slate grey,
  relatively hairless, short profile and shortsnout

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Blue butt pig

• No register as a breed
• Show animal for FFA programs
• Cross breding between a dark and white pig
  (York-Ham)

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Resources

• http//www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/