Breeds of swine

Philippine native pigs and purebreds, upgraded and hybrid pigs

1. BREEDS OF SWINE
Margie Lumanggaya-Bibat, MSA

2. The Philippine Native Swine
•Indigenousanimalsbelongtoalargeundefined
populationofindividualswithoutanyuniformtraits
usuallyabsorbedtoabreed.
•ThelocalpigorPhilippineNativepigbelongstothe
category,astheyaresmallandlacktheanatomical
symmetryofstandardbreeds.
•Generalcharacteristics:Smallandlatematuring,
mostlysolidblackandwhitehavesmallears,sway
backandwithweakpasterns.

3. Philippine native pig
Origin:
•SuscelebenensisphilippinensisNehring
•Suscelebenensisnegrinus Sanborn
•Susbarbatus ahoenobarbus Huet
Other Scientific Name
•Susphilippinensis Luzon Warty pig
•SusbarbatusPalawan Bearded pig

4. Luzon warty pig Bearded pig

5. Purebreeds
•bredfrommembersofarecognizedbreed,
strain,orkindwithoutadmixtureofotherblood
overmanygenerations.

6. Purebreeds
•Landrace
•Yorkshire/Largewhite
•Duroc
•Pietrain
•Hampshire
•Berkshire
•PolandofChina

7. List of Other Purebreeds
•Spotted ChineseTaihupigs
•Limousine -Funjang
•Chesterwhite -Meishang
•Hereford -Janxiangblack
•Taniworth -Erhualian
•Largeblack

8. Landrace
•Origin–firstlandraceswine
wasdevelopedinDenmarkfor
theproductionofhighquality
bacon.
•Characteristics
whiteincolor,although
blackskinspotsorfrecklesare
rathercommon.
knownasthelongestbreed
ofswine(16to17ribs)
prolificandgoodmothering
abilityunder Philippine
condition.
•Disadvantage
weaklegsandpasterns
especiallyonthehindleg.
Somestrainsoflandrace
havenarrowbodyandlong
legsdependingonthe
countryoforigin.

9. FEMALEMALE

10. Yorkshire/Large white
•Origin–Englishbaconbreedwhich
hasitsorigininYorkshireand
neighboringcountriesinNorthern
England.Itwasdevelopedby
selectionand crossingwith
Leicesterhogwhichwasawhite
dog.
•ThepresentLargewhitewas
developedinEngland.
•Characteristics
Entirelywhiteincolor.
Notedasgoodmothers(Mother
breed)
Theynotonlyfarroworraise
largewhite
•Disadvantages
Someindividualsinthisherd
arerelativelyshortandwith
bigbellyandtheytendto
developcarcasseswithexcess
backfat.

11. MALE FEMALE

12. Duroc
•Origin–EasternUnitedStates
andintheCornBelt.
•Characteristics
Solidcolors,rangingfromvery
highlightgoldentoverydarkred
thatapproachesthecolorof
mahogany.
Theheadissmallinproportion
tothebodyandthejowlis
mediuminsize.
Thelengthofitslegsis
proportionaltothedepthand
lengthofitsbody.
•Performance
consideredasuperiorbreedin
termsofgrowthrateandfeed
efficiency.
hasgoodmusclequalityandis
probablythemostresistantto
stress.
•Disadvantage
someindividualshaveastrong
tendencytohaveawellarchedback
whichisundesirablebecausethis
animaldonotstaylonginthe
breedingherd.
unsoundfrontandhindlegsthat
mayleadtostiffgiltorlamenessare
alsoencounteredinsomeanimals.

13. MALE FEMALE

14. Pietrain
•Origin–Pietrain,Belgium,the
villagefromwhichthebreed
takesitsname, wasthe
birthplaceofthebreed.
•Characteristics
This breed may be
appropriatelycalledthe‘muscle”
pigsbecauseitiswellknownfor
its outstanding muscle
developmentintheham,joinand
shoulder.
•Disadvantage
becauseofrelativelywell-
muscledham,thenumberone
problemofthisbreedisusually
weaknessofthehindlegswhich
donotdevelopasfastastheham
muscle.
thisbreedisalsoknownfor
beingaslowgrowerandbeing
highlysusceptibletotress.

15. MALE FEMALE

16. Hampshire
•Origin–thisbreedtracesits
origintoSouthernEngland
•ButthefirstHampshireSwine
recordwasoriginalinBoone
countryKentucky,justacrossthe
OhioRiverfromCincinnati.
•Characteristics
the most striking
characteristicsoftheHampshire
isthewhitebeltaroundthe
shoulderandbodyincludingthe
foreleg.
•Performance
feedefficiency,lengthand
ham-binpercentofthisbreedis
excellent.
•Disadvantage
lowlittersizeatbirthandat
weaning,poormotheringability
andlattematuring.Beingblack
isalsoanobjectionbecauseitis
associatedwiththickbackfatis
alsoanobjectionbecauseitis
associatedwiththickbackfatand
with difficulty in
dressing/cleaning during
slaughtering.

17. MALE FEMALE

18. Berkshire
•Origin–SouthcentralEngland,
principallyinthecountriesof
BerkshireandWiltshire.
•Characteristics
thedistinctpecullarityofthe
Berkshirebreedistheshortand
sometimesupturnednose.
thecolorisblackwithsixwhite
points,fourwhitefeet,onepoint
ontheforehead;andanotheron
theswitchofthetail.
•Disadvantage
thisbreedhasasmalllitter
sizeatbirthandatweaning,late
maturing,thickbackfatandthe
blackskin.

19. MALE FEMALE

20. Poland of China
•Origin–South-westernOhiointhefertileareaknownas
theMiamiValley.Itisalsoknownasthe“Hottype”of
“BigtypePolandofChina.”
•Characteristics
ModernPolandChinaisblackincolorwithsixdistinct
whitepoints,thefourfeet,polloftheheadandswitchof
thetail.

21. MALE FEMALE

22. List of Other Purebreeds

23. Spotted
•Origin–CentralIndiana
•Characteristics
large,black-and-whitespots.
Spotsareknownfortheirfeed
efficiency,rateofgainand
carcassquality.
Spottedfemalesfortheir
productivity, docility and
durability.
•Disadvantage
don’tdowellinextremelyhot,
sunnyclimatesbecauseoftheir
propensitytowardsunburn.They
weren’t raised forthose
conditions.
canbetoughtofind

24. MALE FEMALE

25. Limousine
•Origin–westernMassifCentral
•Characteristics
verylivelyandalertIberianbreedofpigisaccustomedto
foragingforitsfoodinthewild.
Itiswhitewithblackmarksofvaryingsizes.
Therearetwoblackpatches,oneontheheadandtheotheron
therump.
Itsbodyisstout,broadandsupportedbylongandstrong
limbs.

26. MALE FEMALE

27. Chester White
•Origin–ChesterCounty,Pa.,UnitedStatesofAmerica
fromwhichtheirnamewasformed.
•Characteristics
Alargeoverallappearancewithfattycharacteristicsand
featuresbutwithrelativelythinnerbutstoutlegs;the
headisbigandhasoverlappingears
White,pinkishwhite
Docile
tailarelongandtwisted

28. MALE FEMALE

29. Hereford
•Origin–domesticpigfrom
UnitedStates.
•ItisalsocalledHerefordHog,and
itwasnamedforit’scolorand
pattern.Thecolorpatternofthis
breedissimilartothatofthe
Herefordcattlebreed,redwitha
whiteface.
•Characteristics
Theirfaceisofwhitecolorand
isofmediumlengthwhichis
slightdished.Theyhavea
mediumsizeddroppingears.

anactiveandhardyanimal.
wellsuitedforbothintensiveand
extensivepigfarmingsystem,and
thebreedalsodowellinawide
varietyofclimates.
usually have a docile
temperament.
Theirquietnature,friendly
behavioranddociletemperament
aregoodfortheyoungpeopleand
forthenewpigfarmers.

30. MALE FEMALE

31. Tamworth
•Origin–Irelandwheretheywere
knownas“IrishGrazers”,being
giventhatnameduetothefact
thattheyweresuchwonderful
foragers.
•Characteristics
Theywerelongoflimb,longin
thesnoutandflatintherib.
Theywereactive,hardy,good
rustlers,andveryprolific,but
theywereslowfeedersandlatein
maturing.
anactiveandhardyanimal.
wellsuitedforbothintensiveand
extensivepigfarmingsystem,and
thebreedalsodowellinawide
varietyofclimates.
usually have a docile
temperament.
Theirquietnature,friendly
behavioranddociletemperament
aregoodfortheyoungpeopleand
forthenewpigfarmers.

32. MALE FEMALE

33. Large Black
•Origin–EastAnglia.
•developedprimarilyfromChinesebreeds
broughtintoEnglandinthelate1800's.
•After1900,theLargeBlackbecame
well-knownoutsideofitsnativeregion
andspreadthroughoutGreatBritian.
•Characteristics
large,justslightlysmallerthan
Yorkshires,andalwaysblack.
Theyhavelongheadsandstraight
faces,withlopears.
haveagooddepthofbody,fairlength,
andstrongbacks.
Thehairisfineandratherthickwith
theblackpigmentationbeingquite
heavy.
heavydroopedear.
theearsaresolargetheycovermuchof
thefaceandseemtoobstructtheview
fromtheeyes.
knownforitsverydocilenature,andsome
havesuggestedthatitsobstructedvision
contributes to its unaggressive
temperament.
Whateverthecause,theyseemtomove
moreslowlyanddeliberatelythanother
breeds.
havehighlevelsofhardinessand
thriftiness,withlightshoulders,andgood
sidesandhams.
themotheringabilityandlittersizeare
good,thebreeddoesnotseemtobeas
earlymaturingasmostotherbreeds.The
heavyblackpigmentationoftheskinisa
characteristicnotfavoredbyprocessors.

34. MALE FEMALE

35. Chinese Taihupigs
•Origin–fromthenarrowregion
ofmildsub-tropicalclimate
aroundtheLakeTairegioninthe
lowerYangtzeRiverValleyof
China.
•Characteristics
largeone,blackincolourwitha
heavilywrinkledface.Ithasa
largeheadwithabroadforehead
andlargefoldedears.
have a high rateof
reproductionwithlittersizes
ranginguptotwenty,but
averagingfourteenlivepiglets.
Thischaracteristic,aswellas
theirresistancetodisease,has
resultedininterestinthepigsfor
researchintobreedingand
geneticengineering.
Taihupigshavebeenestablished
inFrance,Albania,Hungary,
Japan,theUKandtheUS.

36. Chinese Taihupigs
•Funjiang
•Meishan
•Janxiangblack
•Erhualian

37. Fengjing
•Origin–breedofdomesticpigfrom
Shanghai,China.
•Themainareasofthisbreedare
locatedinSongjiang,Jinshanand
Wujiang’sareas.
•ItwasnamedaftertheShanghai
townofFengjing.
•Characteristics
aremodest-sizedanimals.
Theyareblackincolor.
Theyaredistinguishedbytheir
faceandinaddition,theyhavea
body.
isananimal.Ithasarather
highrateofbreeding.
Thesowsareabletoproduce
twolittersperyearatparitywith
about12pigletsandrisingto
about17pigletsatathirdparty.
Occasionallybiglittersizeof
around20pigletshappens.
ThemeatoftheFengjingpigis
obviously,succulentflavorthatis
verygood,butthebreednormally
growsslowly.

38. MALE FEMALE

39. Meishan
•Origin–breedofdomesticpig
namedfortheMeishan,[1][page
needed]JiangsuProvince,China
•Characteristics
Itisasub-groupoftheTaihu
pigandisasmalltomedium-
sized(275-400lbs)breedwith
largedroopingears,andwrinkled
blackskin.
areextremelydocileand
renownedfortheirtenderand
flavorfulredmeatpork.
bestknownforitslargelitters
of15-22piglets.
Duetoitsfecundity,itwas
importedtotheUnitedStatesin
1989bytheUSDAAgricultural
ResearchService.

41. Jiaxingblack
•Origin–strainismainly
foundinthedistrictsof
JiaxingCityinZhejiang
Province.

42. Erhualan
•Origin–
•Characteristics
Erhualianpigshavelargeand
fullyfloppyears

44. Upgrades
•Upgradingnativepigsbredwithforeignbreeds.
•Diani–upgradeofnativepigs(Batangas)withBerkshire
BerkshirexPolandChinaxPhilippinenative(Batangas).
•Kaman–upgradeofnativepig(Batangas)withDuroc
DurocxPhilippinenative(Batangas)
•Berkjala–5/8Berkshireand3/8Jalajalapig(Rizal)
BerkshirexPhilippinenative(Jalajala)
Matureweight:170kg(Villegas,1965)
•MiraclePig–½LargeWhite¼Landrace¼Native
•Libtong
HampshirexPhilippinenative(IlocosSur)

45. Hybrid pigs or synthetic breeds
•Donothavedistinguishingphysicalcharacteristicswhich
differentiatethemfromothergroupofpigs.
•Mostofthemarewhitewithgoodmuscledevelopment.
•Examplesare:Babcook,Camborough,Cotswoid,Hypo,
Seghers,MinnesotaNo.1,NieuwDalland

46. REFERENCES:
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_warty_pig
•https://www.apnikheti.com/en/pn/livestock/pig/landrace
•https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/large-white-
yorkshire-pig-12347641373.html
•https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/725149977471908586 /
•https://genetic.by/en/duroc
•https://www.britishpigs.org.uk/duroc
•https://www.thepigsite.com/focus/advertiser/3665/the-
different-breeds-of-swine-pietrain-pietrain-pig-breed-pietrain-
gilts-sows-and-boars
•https://britishpigs.org.uk/pietrain
•https://geomedia.top/pietro-breed-pigs/

47. REFERENCES:
•https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/552394710525130164 /
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48. REFERENCES:
•https://www.pork.org/facts/pig-farming/major-swine-
breeds/#:~:text=Spotted,of%20gain%20and%20carcass%20quality.
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49. REFERENCES:
•http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/largeblac
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•https://spoiltpups.com/fengjing-pig/
•Green Empire Licensure Examination Reviewer
for Agriculturist