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18 Cards in this Set
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Primary purpose of pig farming |
Production of meat, including pork, bacon, or fat |
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Secondary considerations |
Production of pigskin, bristles, and manure |
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Pigskin |
Generally been used only for the manufacture of light leather goods |
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Pig manure |
Useful everywhere as a fertilizer |
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Sus scrofa |
Single wild species
Formerly extant throughout Eurasia and also found in North Africa and Nile Valley
Suidae family Order Artiodactyla |
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Four species and one related animal found only in Southeast Asia |
Sus barbatus (bearded pig) Sus celebesis (Sulawesi warty pig) Sus verrucosua (Javanese warty pig) Sus salvanius (pygmy hog) Babyrousa babyrussa (babirusa) |
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External Anatomy |
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External Anatomy - Cuts |
(pic) |
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Sus domesticus - Breeding |
Chester White Landrace Yorkshire |
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Sus domesticus - Meat |
Berkshire Hampshire Duroc Poland China Pietrain |
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Chester White |
Chester and Delaware countries in Pennsylvania.
Large. White. Good mothering ability. Large litter. Piglets grow rapidly. |
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Landrace |
Danish Landrace in 1895
Medium. Large litter size. Good mothering ability. Meaty carcass. Very efficient feed utilization. |
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Yorkshire |
England in county of York.
Large. White. Extremely long. Deep sided hogs with high carcass quality. Very prolific. Very susceptible to sunburn. Excellent mothering ability. "Mother breed" |
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Berkshire |
England. US in 1832.
Medium. Black x 6 white points. Meat type. High quality carcass. |
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Hampshire |
Souther Scotland and Northern England.
Black x White belt. Smaller than other breed. |
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Duroc |
Connecticut.
Large. Medium cherry red. Drooping ears. Desirable carcass. Superior genetics. Used to improve quality. Fast grower. |
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Poland China |
Miami Valley region in Ohio.
Large. Black x 6 white points. Good length. Thick hams. Produce highly desirable qualities. |
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Pietrain |
Belgium.
Medium. Some black x white markings, some lighter or white x black markings. Erect ears. Shorter legs. High quality meat carcass. Stress resistant. Heavy muscling. High proportion of lean fat. Lacks mothering capabilities and milking production. |
