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The breeds of pigs By:Charles Huelsenbeck

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The breeds of pigs. By:Charles Huelsenbeck. Your being put in charge of a farm that is looking into breeding swine to take to market research and select the ideal breeds to cross to make a marketable carcass with adequate mothering skills to breed. quiz. Colors Of breeds. White breeds. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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quizColors Of breedsWhite breedsRed breedsBlack and white breeds with erect earsBlack and white breeds with floppy earsBlack and white breeds with floppy earsPoland ChinaSpotYorkshireKnown for mother abilities, large litters, more length, more scale and frameLeads all pure breeds on rate of gain and feed conversionThis is a white breed with erect earsquizYorkshireBrought to America in 1880sStarted in England after 1770quizAmerican LandraceWhite hog with a long body length having sixteen pairs of ribs, head is long and narrow with heavy ears that are carried close to the face, satisfactory mothers noted for milk producing abilitiesquizAmerican LandraceAmerican landrace brought to America in 1934American landrace carries Norwegian, Danish and Swedish Landrace bloodBreed was developed in Denmark around 1895quizChester White

quiz11Chester whitesBlood lines go back to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire animalsCombined the characteristics of two breeds white with floppy ears that hang close to the facequizChester WhitesDeveloped in Chester county , Pennsylvania where the name is derived fromFirst breed association developed in 1884quizOf these all white breeds which has floppy ears and an extra rib?

YorkshireLandraceChester WhiteHerefordFirst Hereford originated in Missouri they were crosses form Durocs and Chester Whites and Poland China'sMust have white face. Not less than two thirds red, at least 2 white feet shade of red may varyquizHerefordSows are prolific mothers and compare favorably in these respects with those of other breed.Fair grazers, good feeders and fatten readilyquizDurocDeveloped in eastern United States and in the corn beltWhere the bloodlines came from is disputedquizDurocConsiderable color variation red is the color that suits the breedersMedium length, slight dish of face with drooping earsquizTamworthTamworth is an English breed but the breed started in IrelandExtremely leggy hogRed with erect earsFound Yorkshire and Berkshire blood lines used in this breedquizTamworthBrought to US in 1882Is a rugged, thrifty, very active breedAre excellent mothers and do a good job of suckling their litters.Known to produce the best baconquizOf these breeds with red hide and hair which is known for being great foragers?HerefordDurocTamworth25PietrainOriginated in Belgium around 1950-51Medium breed white with black spots and erect earsKnown for improving quality of market swine lack mother and milk productionquizPietrainRecently loosing popularity but does have ability to improve carcass qualityHigh proportion of lean meat to fatquizBerkshireBlack with white socks with erect earsKnown for meat quality Have won more Chicago International truckload championship then any other breedquizBerkshireBrought to the US in 1823Descendants from China And Siamese blood linesBlood stream has been pure for around 200 yrsquizHampshireBlack with a white belt around them that goes down front legs and across the top along with erect earsPopular due to hardiness,, vigor and prolificacy and foraging characteristicsquizHampshireOne of the oldest American breeds brought to America between 1825 and 1835Name changed inn1904 due to the fact that their were so many names for these hogsquizOf these breeds which is know for having a white belt?

quizPeitrainHampshireBerkshireOf these breeds which originated in Belgium? PeitrainHampshireBerkshirePoland ChinaOriginated in the Miami ValleyUnknown of the bloodlines that created the breedBlack with white socks and droopy ears quizPoland ChinaKnown for good litter size, excellent feeders, quiet disposition and ruggedSubstantial bone and sound on its feet and legsquizSpotAncestry trace to Poland Chinas mostly white with black spots and floppy earsGood feeders who mature earlyVery prolific and produce these characteristics in their offspringquizSpotNational spotted swine record was developed in 1960s Popular due to their fast growing traitsThe National Spotted Swine Record located in Lafayette IndianaquizReview

Between the spot and the Poland China which has more white on it?

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Work Cited Breeds of Livestock - Swine Breeds. (n.d.). Welcome to OSU Animal Science Animal Science . Retrieved November 26, 2012, from http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/NSR retrieved November 26. 2012 from http://www.nationalswine.com/Schaffer's Gold Rush Retrieved November 26, 2012 from- http://shaffergoldrush.com/index.html