Swine Breed ID Flashcards
Identify this breed of swine that is very lean and originated in Belgium
- Belgian Landrace
- Salers
- Pietrain
- Montbeliarade
- Brugge
Pietrain
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Duroc
Red breed, common in US
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Hampshire
High stress level (think porcine stress syndrome
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Tamworth
Red breed, not common in US
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Landrace
White breed, floppy ears, fast-growing. Most common breed in Europe
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Yorkshire
Whire breed, erect ears. Most common breed in US
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Pietrain
Double muscled
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Kunekune
Double joweled; originated in New Zealand
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Meishan
Chinese pig; increased fecundity; two times as many nipples as other breeds
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Vietnamese Pot-belly
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Ossabaw
English; can drink salt water
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Yorkshire
- (aka Large White)*
- Sows have increased incidence of lameness secondary to increased nutritional demands because of high milk production and large litter size*
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Poland China
LARGEST breed of pig. Record belongs to ‘Big Bill’, a Poland China that weighed in at 2,552 lbs (1,157 kgs)
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Kune Kune
Identify this breed of swine used for research into obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome at Purdue University
Ossabaw Island
