BREEDS OF SWINE

By Clint Cummings

BREEDS OF SWINE

• NINE MOST POPULAR BREEDS IN THE U.S.• Berkshire• Chester• Duroc• Hampshire• Landrace• Pietrain• Poland China• Spot• Yorkshire

BERKSHIRE*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

*All black body with six white points

*Erect ears

*BENEFITS

*Known as a “Terminal Breed”

*Growth and muscle

*Durable and rugged

*Marbling quality

CHESTER• BREED CHARACTERISTICS

• All white body

• Short thick ears flopping forward

• BENEFITS

• Known as a “Dual purpose Breed”

• Growth

• Durable and rugged

DUROC• BREED CHARACTERISTICS• All red body• Short ears flopping forward• BENEFITS• Known as a “Terminal Breed”

• Grow extremely fast• Durable and rugged

HAMPSHIRE*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

*Black body with a white belt

* Erect ears

*BENEFITS

*Known as a “Terminal Breed”

* Heavy muscled and lean

*Carcass merit

LANDRACE*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

*All white body

* Long thin ears flopping forward

*BENEFITS

*Maternal breed-known for mothering

*Known for length of body

* One extra rib

PIETRAIN

• BREED CHARACTERISTICS

• Spotted body-3/4 white 1/4 black.

• Ears floppy, slightly tipped forward.

• BENEFITS

• Known as a”Terminal Breed”

• Extreme Muscle and Leanness

• Carcass oriented

POLAND CHINA*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

* All black body with six white points

* Erect Ears

*BENEFITS

*Known as a “Terminal Breed”

*Growth

*Durable and rugged

*Marbling quality

SPOT*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

*Body covered with black and white spots

*Ears flopping forward

*BENEFITS

*Known as a “Terminal Breed”

*Growth and leanness

*Durable and rugged

YORKSHIRE*BREED CHARACTERISTICS

*All white body

* Erect ears

*BENEFITS

*Maternal Breed-known as the “Mother Breed”

*Known also as a “Dual purpose breed”

*Leanness and muscle

KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

• Name the nine most popular breeds in the United States?

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KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

• NAME THE THREE BREEDS KNOWN FOR MOTHERING?

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• NAME THE TWO BREEDS KNOWN AS DUAL PURPOSE BREEDS?

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KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

• NAME THE SIX BREEDS KNOWN AS TERMINAL SIRES?

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KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

• NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A BLACK BODY, WHITE BELT AND ERECT EARS?

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• NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A ALL RED BODY WITH SHORT EARS FLOPPING FORWARD?

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• NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A BLACK BODY, SIX WHITE POINTS AND ERECT EARS?

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