C12: Yorkshire and Large White pig breeds

Question 1

name and use

Answer 1

Yorkshire pig = English Large White.
The most common and widely used type of Large White in commercial pig production.

Question 2

Name some different breeds of large white

Answer 2

English
german
hungarian
dutch
soviet

Question 3

what is the most popular out of all teh large white breeds?

Answer 3

Enlgish Large White

Question 4

maternal or paternal breed?

Answer 4

The Yorkshire / UK large white is the most popular maternal breed used in commercial pig production, along with the Danish Landrace.

Question 5

why is the English Large White so desirable in commercial pig production?

Answer 5

desirable traits for meat production:
high growth rates,
muscular,
lean meat production,
good meat quality.
was originally a bacon breed.

desirable breeding traits: (No.1 in US)
high prolificacy,
fertility,
stress resistant.

Question 6

how can you distinguish btw Large White and Landrace?

Answer 6

Large white: erect ears
Landrace: drooping ears

Question 7

average litter size of a large white

Answer 7

10 -12

Question 8

is the breed used commonly in cross breeding / hybridisation?
what is a common cross btw breeds with the large white

Answer 8

yes, very commonly used.
Male Large white x coloured breeds