1. COLOR CHARACTERISTICS
BREEDS OF SWINE
COLOR CHARACTERISTICS

2. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
We will learn the color characteristics of these eight breeds
You will do a worksheet over the breeds
You will do an activity, to show me that each one of you know your breeds

3. EIGHT BREEDS Berkshire Chester White Duroc Hampshire Yorkshire
Landrace
Poland China
Spotted Poland China

4. COLOR CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL EIGHT BREEDS

5. BERKSHIRE Erect ears Dished head Black body with six white points
Four feet
Nose
Tip of tail

6. CHESTER WHITE Solid white body Can have small black spots on the body
Drooping ears
Breaking in the middle of the ear
Small in size

7. DUROC Drooping ears Reddish to Brown in color (shades may vary)
Can have NO white spots
May have small black spots throughout skin pigment

8. HAMPSHIRE
Erect ears
Black body with white belt that encircles the forefront of the body
White can be on the back legs
NO white can go above the snout onto the nose area

9. YORKSHIRE Erect ears Slightly dished face Solid white body
Body may have black spots as long as they are smaller than a quarter in size

10. LANDRACE White in color Long bodied Drooping ears Break at the head
Large ears
Cover eyes completely

11. POLAND CHINA Drooping ears Black body with six white points 4 feet
Face or nose are
Tip of the tail

12. SPOTTED POLAND CHINA Drooping ears
Grey background color with white and black throughout the body
20% of the body must be either black or white to be classified

13. Cross A pig that does not fit into any other breed
Also called a “blue butt”
Can come in many colors
White
Browns
Black
There is a picture on the poster

14. ACTIVITY

15. SEE YOU TOMMORROW