Swine
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Sow Housing
during gestation & lactation
Animal welfare concerns
Castrartion, tail docking, teeth clipping, handling and transportation
Babirusa
Asian islands
Giant Forest Hogs
European pig
Peccary
Warthog
African
european wild boar
Imported for hunting,
feral. hogs in Texas
Destructive bc they have no predator, you hunt the sow so they produce the babies Tear up any environment theyre in
Boar(sire) Breeds
Strong: Growth Rate; Good Carcasses Low fat and Heavy Muscling Weakness: Lower reproductive performance than sow breeds
Hampshire
Origin- Hampshire, England Black with a white belt, erect ears best mothers
Wessex Saddleback
englidh breed black w white belt BUT they have drooped ears
Duroc
Light Golden to Dark Red Drooped Ears Developed in US
Poland china
Black with Six white points :feet, snout, tail Drooped Ears Spotted poland china is same coloring but has black spots Both have US origin
Berkshire
Berkshire, england Black , w six white points , erect ears, short dished face
Pietrain
Germany origin White with black spots (faded spots) Meat quality problems Very thickly muscled
Tamworth
Red, erect ears Usually turns into bacon when developed From Irish GHrazer
Hereford
Similar to hereford Cattle markings Dropped ears Duroc, Chester
Sow(dam) Breeds
Prolific Excellent Mothering abikity good milkers acceptable carcass traits all are white Ear types help w identification
American Landrace
Scandinavia origin White, BIG drooping ears, long bodies
Yorkshire Boar
Yorkshire, england “large whites” Erect ears Most muscular of white breeds
Large White
Euaropean
Chester white
US drooped ears but smaller ears than landrace
Meishan
Huge reproductive capability from china oldest most prolific fat, slow growth
Minzhu
Another chinese breed