Swine Discovery: Breeds
Swine Discovery: Breeds
Maternal
- Origin - Developed in U.S. in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- Color - Solid white.
- Ears - Small to medium sized and drooping.
- Important Traits - Conception rate and mothering ability.
- Origin - The American Landrace are descendants of the Danish Landrace.
- Color - Solid white.
- Ears - Very large, heavy, and drooping.
- Important Traits - Prolificacy (litter size), milking ability, and mothering ability.
- Origin - England.
- Color - A solid red color ranging from a very light gold to a very dark red.
- Ears - Small to medium sized and erect.
- Important Traits - Aggressive breeders and mothering ability.
- Origin - England.
- Color - Solid white.
- Ears - Medium sized and erect.
- Important Traits - Prolificacy (litter size), milking ability, and mothering ability.
Terminal
- Origin - Berkshire County, England
- Color - Black with siz white points on the feet and legs, tip of the tail, and face.
- Ears - Small to medium sized and erect.
- Important Traits - Conception rate and meat quality (intramuscular fat).
- Origin - Developed in the U.S. from two straings of red hosgs: the Jersey Red of New Jersey and Duroc of New York.
- Color - A solid red color ranging from a very light gold to a very dark red.
- Ears - Small to medium size and drooping.
- Important Traits - Excellent rate of gain and feed efficiency.
- Origin - England.
- Color - Black with a white belt encircling the shoulders and front legs.
- Ears - Small to medium sized and erect.
- Important Traits - Heavily muscle, lean, and good feed efficiency.
- Origin - Developed in the U.S. in Iowa and Nebraska.
- Color - At least 2/3 red with a white head, ears, underline, feet and switch.
- Ears - Medium sized and drooping.
- Important Traits - Carcass quality (intramuscular fat).
- Origin - Pietrain, Belgium.
- Color - White with light black spots.
- Ears - Medium sized and erect.
- Important Traits - extreme muscling and leanness.
- Origin - Developed in U.S. in Bulter and Warren Counties of Ohio.
- Color - Black with six white points on the feet and legs, tip of the tail, and face.
- Ears - Medium sized and drooping.
- Important Traits - Meat quality (intramuscular fat).
- Origin - Developed in U.S. in Putnam and Hendricks Counties of Indiana.
- Color - Black with white spots, or white with black spots.
- Ears - Medium sized and drooping.
- Important Traits - Aggressive breeder and growth rate.
