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24 Cards in this Set
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Yorkshire |
Originated in England, “mother breed” in US, “large white” in England, largest breed registry |
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Yorkshire Characteristics |
White coloring, erect ears |
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Yorkshire weaknesses |
Sunburn easily, susceptible to respiratory & rhinitis problems, PSE in fast growing pigs/ pss in live animal |
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Yorkshire Strengths |
Prolific, milking ability, growth rate, disposition, adaptation to confinement, structural soundness, ruggedness - bone substance (stout) |
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Duroc |
Developed in new York and New Jersey, motto: they grow on you, 2nd largest registry to yorkshire |
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During characteristics |
Red coloring - light golden to deep mahogany, dropping medium sized ears |
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Duroc strengths |
Sire breed, high growth rate, carcass characteristics - cutability= YG, feed efficiency, ruggedness |
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Duroc weaknesses |
Not heavy milking (inverted nipples), structural soundness (weak in front legs, knees), sows tend to quit in mid lactation, low prolificacy, not a good mother breed |
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Hampshire |
Hair swirls can prevent registry, originally called thin rind hog |
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Hampshire characteristics |
Black body with white belt and white front legs, erect ears |
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Hampshire strengths |
Carcass breed, excellent muscling ability, “ultra-lean” - ranks first in low backfat |
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Hampshire weaknesses |
Poor prolificacy, low post weaning growth rate, below average structural soundness, not well adapted to confinement, temperament problems, board have poor libido and difficult to train for, difficult to breed true |
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Landrace |
Originated in Denmark |
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Landrace characteristics |
White color, large drooping leaf like ears |
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Landrace strengths |
Longest sided breed, longer loin, prolific, mothering ability, good feed efficiency |
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Landrace weaknesses |
Not known for carcass, impaired eye vision bc of ears, muscling, ruggedness, disposition, sunburn |
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Berkshire |
Originated in England |
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Berkshire characteristics |
Erect ears, block body with 6 white points, “pug nosed” |
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Berkshire strengths |
Structural soundness |
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Berkshire weaknesses |
Poor prolificacy, poor growth rate & feed efficiency, light muscles, nervous disposition, stupid, declining numbers in registry |
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Poland china |
Originated in US, oldest to originate in us |
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Poland China characteristics |
Dropping ears, black body with white points |
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Poland china strengths |
Muscling, structural soundness, disposition |
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Poland China weaknesses |
Prolificacy, mothering ability, feed efficiency |
