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16 Cards in this Set
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American Landrace---appearance |
Pink, ears droop, curled tail, bulky undersides |
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Berkshire--appearance |
Black body, white socks, lower underside, erect ears, white snout |
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Chester White--appearance |
Pink, ears droop, curled tail, lower to the ground, fatter than the American Landrace
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Duroc---appearance |
Brown, drooping ears, tightly curled tail,
very stocky legs, teats don’t sag as far down as the Berkshire |
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Hampshire--appearance |
Black with white stripe around their neck, anterior, and forelegs
Tightly curled tail, erect ears, somewhat long snout |
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Poland China---appearance |
Black, with pink / white mottled spots,
Pink “socks”, cream / pink / white nose, Drooping ears, taller than other breeds |
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Gloucestershire Old Spots--appearance |
Pink with heavily black spotted body (gray circles around spots), drooping ears, digits are further apart than other breeds
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Yorkshire--appearance |
Erect ears, pink, stocky hindquarters
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American Landrace--origin and purpose |
Comes from the Danish Landrace--used for pork production |
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Berkshire---origin and purpose |
Rare breed from Berkshire, England---used for juicy, flavorful meat |
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Chester White--origin and purpose |
Originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania---used for commercial crossbreeding operations for pork |
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Duroc--origin and purpose |
Originally from Africa---used as show hogs and as sires |
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Hampshire---origin and purpose |
From England (originally thought to be brought into US through Hampshire, England)---used for meat and for breeding |
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Poland China--origin and purpose |
First bred in Ohio---used for pork production |
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Gloucestershire Old Spots--origin and purpose |
from Gloucestershire, England--used for its quality meat |
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Yorkshire---origin and appearance |
From Yorkshire, England (also called "Large White")--most-eaten pig in US and UK |
