Breeds of Swine

BREEDS OF SWINE

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Pig Rearing
LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE
  • Entirely white in color, black pigment spots called “freckles” present.
  • High in litter size with 11-12 and posses good mothering quality.
    Live wt: boar 300-400 kg and sow 230-320 kg
BERKSHIRE
  • Body medium – good width, length and depth with broad back.
  • Black color, six white tips-one at end of each leg and one each on snout, tail
  • Produce good quality meat, least tendency to deposit fat
LANDRACE
  • Produces high quality bacon in the world
  • Heavy lop ears, square ham
  • These are susceptible to sunburn
DUROC
  • Moderately red colored with shades varying from golden to cherry red color
  • Fecundity is good. Excellent milkers. Live wt: boar: 400 kg, sow 350 kg
HEREFORD
  • White head including ears, feet, underline, switch of tail. The remainder of the body is red in color.
  • Mature body weight:  360 Kg: Boar, 270 kg: sow
TAMWORTH
  • Golden red color
  • Carcass produces bacon on finest quality
  • Live wt: boar 350 kg, sows 250-300 kg
DUROC
  • Moderately red colored with shades varying from golden to cherry red color
  • Fecundity is good. Excellent milkers. Live wt: boar: 400 kg, sow 350 kg
HEREFORD
  • White head including ears, feet, underline, switch of tail. The remainder of the body is red in color.
  • Mature body weight:  360 Kg: Boar, 270 kg: sow
CHESTER WHITE
  • White color breed with some bluish spots sometimes found on skin.
  • It is medium breed with all good qualities.
POLAND CHINA
  • Black color with six white points (feet, tail and face, drooping ears)
  • Produces carcass with large loin eyes with very little back fat
YORKSHIRE
  • White color with black freckles
  • Long body, erect ears, large litters, good mothering ability
  • Good feeding efficiency and rapid growth to use as bacon-type hogs