Breeds-of-swine.pdf

Lecture notes

1. DANVEER SINGH YADAV
Assistant Professor
Livestock Production Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (NDVSU)
MHOW

3. National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati.

4. Large white Yorkshire
PopularEnglandbaconpurposes
Colour:EntirelyWhiteincolour,blackpigment
spotscalled“Freckles”
Liveweight:boar300-400kgandsow230-
320kg

5. Large white Yorkshire

6. Middle White Yorkshire
This breed was evolved in Yorkshire of Northern
England by crossing.
First entered in the herd book in 1885.
The breed is an excellent pork pig.
Boar 250-340kg, Sow 180-270 kg.

8. Berkshire

9. Berkshire
Oldest English breed of Swine.
South central England.
In south India popular for Upgrading programme.
Litter Size 9.9
Suitable under Indian conditions

10. Berkshire

11. Landrace

12. Landrace

13. Landrace
Denmark
Produces high quality bacon in the world.
Heavy lop ears.
Square ham
Landrace is susceptible to sunburn.

14. Landrace

15. Tamworth
CentralEngland
Goldenredcolour
Carcassproducebacononfinestquality.
Boar350kgsows250-300kg

16. Tamworth

17. Duroc

18. Duroc
North-easternUSA
Durocwhichistheoutcomeofblendingoftwo
breeds,JerseyRedsandDurocsofNewYark.
Thebreedsismoderatelyredcolouredwith
shedsvaryingfromagoldentocherryredcolour.
Matureboarisabout400kg,Sow350kg

19. Duroc

20. Hereford

21. Hereford
Dwarf breeds
It is one of the never breeds of swine.
USA

22. Chester White

23. Chester White
South-easternpennsylvania,principallyin
chesterandDelacountiesofUSA.
Asthenameindicates,thebreediswhitein
colourwithsomebluishspotssometimefoundin
theskin.

25. Poland china

29. Thedesipig(CountryHog)
Evolvedfromgradualdomesticationofwildpigsare
Smallsizedpigs
Bodyweightaboutof35-45kgandarefoundinU.P,
M.P,Bihar,PunjabstateofIndia.

30. Black colour
Short ear and elongated
Birth weight is low.
Tail reach near to hocks which tuft of hair
High disease resistance.
High adoptability.

31. 10 Indian pig breeds
GhoribreedofpigshasevolvedfromSussalvanius
hodsgoninfoundinNorth-Easternregion.
AnkamalipigsfromKerla,Karnataka,Tamilnadu,
MaharashtrastateinIndia

32. New Indian breeds of swine
TenyiVopigisrearedinNagalend
NicobarifastrunnerpigfromtheNicobarIslands
DoompigAssam.
MaliTripura
PurneaBiharandJharkhand