V. Breeds_Swine

Question 1

Traditional White Breeds:

Answer 1

1. Landrace
2. Yorkshire
3. Chester White

Question 2

white, long body (with extra vertebra), large, drooped ears, noted for prolificacy, good mothering, feed conversion

Answer 2

Landrace

Question 3

Large White — the mother breed

White, dished face, erect ears, excellent mothering ability, large litter size, high feed efficiency

Answer 3

Yorkshire

Question 4

white, drooped ears, prolific, good mothering, good carcass quality

Answer 4

Chester White

Question 5

Traditional “Colored” Breeds:

Answer 5

1. Duroc
2. Tamworth
3. Berkshire
4. Poland China
5. Hampshire
6. Spotted

Question 6

eddish to cherry red color, drooped ears. Excellent rate of gain, High FCE, high carcass quality

Answer 6

Duroc

Question 7

light to dark red color, long legs, excellent mothers, noted for its bacon type with long trim, smooth sides of the carcass

Answer 7

Tamworth

Question 8

Black with 6 points (at 4 feet, face, tail switch), erect ears, dished, excellent meat type, long body, high carcass quality

Answer 8

Berkshire

Question 9

black with 6 white points (same as Berkshire), drooped ears, noted for heavy ham carcass, low backfat, good weight gain

Answer 9

Poland China

Question 10

black with white belt around the shoulders and front legs, erect ears, high muscling and carcass leanness (low backfat), long carcass

Answer 10

Hampshire

Question 11

large black and white spots, drooped ears, good muscling, high efficiency and gain

Answer 11

Spotted

Question 12

Less popular Breeds:

Answer 12

1. Hereford
2. Pietrain
3. Native pig (predominantly black, long face/snout, short and low-set body-belly almost touching ground, erect ears)
4. Synthetic Breeds (hybrid strains with outstanding performances but with no distinguishing physical traits
   Examples: Babcock, Cotswold, Hypor, Seghers

Question 13

Types of Swine:

Answer 13

1. Meat type hogs
2. Ham type hogs
3. Lard type hogs

Question 14

1. Meat type hogs:

Answer 14

a. Yorkshire
b. Philippine Breed
c. Landrace

Question 15

Known as the large and middle whites in England

Called “mother breed” because its mothering ability is exceptionally good

Developed in Yorkshire and adjacent countries in Northern England

Answer 15

Yorkshire

Question 16

Very hardy and can stand the rigors of a tropical climate

Able to subsist on roots and farm wastes, with a scant amount of mash served to prevent them from going astray

Small and late maturing

Produce fair profit for the hog raiser

Color is either solid black or black with white on the underline

Breed is small (boar weighing about 198lbs and sow about 176lbs

Lacks the body conformation of the standard breeds

Face is straight, snout long, eyes large and ears small and erect

Answer 16

Philippine Breed

Question 17

White and known to be the longest breed of swine

Ears arelarge and drooping most often covering the eyes

Snout is long and relatively straight

Known for its prolificacy and mothering ability under the Philippine condition

Answer 17

Landrace

Question 18

3. Lard type hogs:

Answer 18

a. Berkshire
b. Poland China
c. Spotted Poland China
d. Duroc
e. Large Black
f. Hampshire
g. Pietrain