Pigs

1. WEEK FIVE - PIGS: GRANT HALL
ANIMAL ID

2. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
AMERICAN LANDRACE

3. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• white hog
• long body length
• sixteen or seventeen
pairs of ribs
• arch of back is not very
pronounced

4. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
BERKSHIRE

5. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• Black with white points on
the legs, face and tail and
pink skin
• Strong, uniform arch of
back and muscular, firm
build
• Short neck and short,
blocky legs with strong
feet

6. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
CHESTER WHITE

7. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• Must be completely white
• Have a dished face
• Has medium fall floppy
ears
• Has a full thick coat

8. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
DUROC

9. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• color ranges from a very
light golden to a very dark
red
• medium length and slight
dish of the face
• Ears droop

10. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
HAMPSHIRE

11. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• black hog with a white
band around the body at
the shoulder including the
front legs and feet
• Ears are erect
• Faces are longer and
straighter than other
breeds

12. SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA
YORKSHIRE

13. DEFINING
CHARACTERISTICS
• mother breed
• farrow and raise large
litters of piglets
• long framed pigs
• White