1. Swine Breeds

2. Terms Scientific name- Porcine
Barrow- male pig castrated before reaching sexual maturity.
Boar- Male hog or pig with intact testicles
Gilt- young female that has not yet produced a litter
Sow- Female which has farrowed at least once

3. Distinguishing Characteristics:
Duroc
Origin: New Jersey
Color: Red
Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Good mothering ability Carcass conformation
Large in size

4. Hampshire Origin: Boone County, Kentucky
Color: Black with White band around the shoulder
Ear Type: Erect
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Good mothers
Used in crossbreeding programs
Smaller in size

5. Distinguishing Characteristics:
Berkshire
Origin: England
Color: Black with White markings on the points
Ear Type: Erect
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Head has a short, dished snout.
Good meat-type hog.
Medium in size

6. Poland China Origin: Ohio Color: Black with White on all points
Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Large in size.
Produce a desirable carcass.

7. Spotted Poland China Origin: Ohio
Color: 50% Black & 50% White. It must be between % white
Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Large in size.
Good feeders.

8. Chester White Origin: Pennsylvania Color: White Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Medium size
Sows produce large litters that grow fast

9. Distinguishing Characteristics:
Yorkshire
Origin: England
Color: White
Ear Type: Erect
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Large size
Slightly dished face
High quality carcass

10. Cross/Blue Butt Typically crossed between a Hampshire and a Yorkshire
Color: White with blue/gray markings
Ear type: Erect

11. Distinguishing Characteristics:
Landrace
Origin: Denmark
Color: White
Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Extremely Large Ears
Long in the back

12. Tamworth Origin: England Color: Red Ear Type: Erect
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Medium size
Long narrow body and head
Sows are good mothers

13. Hereford Origin: Missouri
Color: Red with White face, underline, and switch of tail
Ear Type: Drooping
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Small in size
Developed from Duroc and Chester White

14. Red Wattle Origin: United States
Color: red with various shades of red to even black hair
Ear type: drooping
Distinguishing
Characteristics:
Wattles located on their jowls
Fast growing
Forage well
Hardy
Mild-tempered

15. Distinguishing Characteristics:
Pietrain
Origin: Pietrain, Belgium
Color: White with black spots
Around the black spots there are rings of light pigmentation that carries white hair
Ear type: Erect
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Shorter legs
Stockier in build
Broad along the back
Hams are extremely bulging and muscular