1. Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
BREEDS OF SWINE
By Clint Cummings
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
July, 2002

2. BREEDS OF SWINE NINE MOST POPULAR BREEDS IN THE U.S. Berkshire Chester
Duroc
Hampshire
Landrace
Pietrain
Poland China
Spot
Yorkshire

3. BERKSHIRE BREED CHARACTERISTICS *All black body with six white points
*Erect ears
BENEFITS
*Known as a “Terminal Breed”
*Growth and muscle
*Durable and rugged
*Marbling quality

4. CHESTER BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS All white body
Short thick ears flopping forward
BENEFITS
Known as a “Dual purpose Breed”
Growth
Durable and rugged

5. DUROC BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS All red body
Short ears flopping forward
BENEFITS
Known as a “Terminal Breed”
Grow extremely fast
Durable and rugged

6. HAMPSHIRE BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS *Black body with a white belt
* Erect ears
BENEFITS
*Known as a “Terminal Breed”
* Heavy muscled and lean
*Carcass merit

7. LANDRACE BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS *All white body
* Long thin ears flopping forward
BENEFITS
*Maternal breed-known for mothering
*Known for length of body
* One extra rib

8. PIETRAIN BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS
Spotted body-3/4 white 1/4 black.
Ears floppy, slightly tipped forward.
BENEFITS
Known as a”Terminal Breed”
Extreme Muscle and Leanness
Carcass oriented

9. POLAND CHINA BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS
* All black body with six white points
* Erect Ears
BENEFITS
*Known as a“Terminal Breed”
*Growth
*Durable and rugged
*Marbling quality

10. SPOT BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS
*Body covered with black and white spots
*Ears flopping forward
BENEFITS
*Known as a “Terminal Breed”
*Growth and leanness
*Durable and rugged

11. YORKSHIRE BREED CHARACTERISTICS BENEFITS *All white body * Erect ears
*Maternal Breed-known as the “Mother Breed”
*Known also as a “Dual purpose breed”
*Leanness and muscle

12. KNOWLEDGE QUIZ Name the nine most popular breeds in the United States?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

13. KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NAME THE THREE BREEDS KNOWN FOR MOTHERING?1 2 3
NAME THE TWO BREEDS KNOWN AS DUAL PURPOSE BREEDS?

14. KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NAME THE SIX BREEDS KNOWN AS TERMINAL SIRES? 1 2 3 4 56

15. KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A BLACK BODY, WHITE BELT AND ERECT EARS? 1
NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A ALL RED BODY WITH SHORT EARS FLOPPING FORWARD?
NAME THE BREED THAT HAS A BLACK BODY, SIX WHITE POINTS AND ERECT EARS?