BREEDS OF SWINEBREEDS OF SWINE

COLOR CHARACTERISTICS

TODAY’S OBJECTIVESTODAY’S OBJECTIVES

We will learn the color characteristics of these eight breeds

You will do a worksheet over the breeds

You will do an activity, to show me that each one of you know your breeds

EIGHT BREEDSEIGHT BREEDS

BerkshireChester WhiteDurocHampshire

YorkshireLandracePoland ChinaSpotted Poland

China

COLOR CHARACTERISTICS COLOR CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL EIGHT BREEDSOF ALL EIGHT BREEDS

BERKSHIREBERKSHIRE

Erect ears Dished head Black body with six

white points– Four feet– Nose– Tip of tail

CHESTER WHITECHESTER WHITE

Solid white body Can have small black

spots on the body Drooping ears

– Breaking in the middle of the ear

– Small in size

DUROCDUROC

Drooping ears Reddish to Brown in

color (shades may vary)

Can have NO white spots

May have small black spots throughout skin pigment

HAMPSHIREHAMPSHIRE

Erect ears Black body with white

belt that encircles the forefront of the body

White can be on the back legs

NO white can go above the snout onto the nose area

YORKSHIREYORKSHIRE

Erect ears Slightly dished face Solid white body

– Body may have black spots as long as they are smaller than a quarter in size

LANDRACELANDRACE

White in color Long bodied Drooping ears

– Break at the head– Large ears– Cover eyes completely

POLAND CHINAPOLAND CHINA

Drooping ears Black body with six

white points– 4 feet– Face or nose are– Tip of the tail

SPOTTED POLAND CHINASPOTTED POLAND CHINA

Drooping ears Grey background

color with white and black throughout the body– 20% of the body must

be either black or white to be classified

CrossCross

A pig that does not fit into any other breedAlso called a “blue butt”Can come in many colors

– White– Browns– Black

There is a picture on the poster

ACTIVITYACTIVITY

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