Yorkshire

YorkShire

YORKSHIRE
 The Female parent Breed

The Yorkshire brood is known as the "Female parent Breed" because Yorkshire sows characteristically farrow and raise large litters of pigs. Yorkshires are large-framed hogs, peculiarly in length, which allows them to be marketed at heavier weights without loss of efficiency. The Yorkshire barrows, in years of National Barrow Bear witness records, boilerplate more than than 32 inches in the carcass contest, consistently longer than any other brood and even longer than crossbreds. A 5-year boar test station average of Yorkshire boars when taken to 240 pounds, gained an average of 2.07 per day with feed efficiency of 2.55, tops in both categories for all breeds.

Duroc

Duroc
DUROC
 They grow on you.

The red breed of hogs known as Duroc is a major correspondent to almost every successful grunter operation. This breed has long been known for its ability to grow faster on less feed. The Duroc'south ability to display a rapid growth rate, coinciding with efficient conversion of pound of feed to pounds of red meat, is unequaled by whatever other breed. Through the employ of purebred Duroc boars in commercial operations, the producer can maximize the heterosis that is generated by crossbreeding pure genetic lines. Duroc's skeletal structure, which stands upwards in all kinds of environments, combined with natural leanness, produce a fast growing, efficient product that is acceptable to the packer and the consumer. This ensures that the Duroc breed will continue to play an integral part in the production of pork for discriminating Americans.

Hampshire

Hampshire
HAMPSHIRE
 The chugalug-mark of a meat hog

This black animate being has a distinct and unique chugalug, which is a strip of white entirely encircling the torso including both front legs and feet. Hampshires are productive, lean, profitable to raise and full of meat. Hampshire boars are aggressive and Hampshire females take gained the reputation in the commercial swine industry equally excellent pigs raisers that add together longevity to the sow herd.

This black animate being with the white chugalug is know universally as "The Mark of a Meat Hog." Their power to sire winning carcasses is unequalled and they continue to set up the standard, by which all other terminal sires are evaluated.

Landrace

Landrace
LANDRACE
 The Universal Breed

Landrace are superior in maternal functioning. Academy trials reveal them to be a component of 5 of the top half dozen F1 breed combinations for litter performance to 21 days of historic period. Landrace are also at or virtually the acme for number born alive and individual pig weight at weaning. National Barrow Show Progeny Test results show purebred Landrace to rank third for growth rate, abaft the leader by only .ane lb. per twenty-four hour period, and to exist leanest in last rib and 2nd leanest in 10th rib backfat thickness. They excel all breeds in carcass length. Crossherd genetic evaluation has produced dramatic breed improvement in functioning and carcass traits. These changes plus effective selection for smaller ears and strong legs have fabricated Landrace an essential component of successful crossbreeding programs.

Poland Cathay

Poland China
POLAND CHINA
More Durability

Poland Chinas offering commercial pig operations increased sow herd longevity and breeding barn performance. The high per centum of lean of Polands has long been known to pork producers and is even more than important today as more markets are paying for high percent lean carcasses. Poland boars and sows excel in applied, money-making traits of import to assisting pork product — natural soundness, a durable, sturdy construction and the power to arrange to near any environment, from pasture huts to full confinement operations. Poland sows stay in durable condition, litter after litter, and perform in the farrowing house in a superior fashion.

Spotted

Spotted
SPOTTED
 They'll Deliver

There's no doubt about the importance of hardy, durable seedstock in your herd, and the Spotted breed provides simply that. Spot boars are rugged as well equally ambitious breeders that don't have to be handled with "kid gloves" to get the task done. They are simply the kind of sow-settling breeders that can solve conception problems quickly. Reproductive efficiency is besides a strong suit of the Spotted female person. She'll raise what she farrows and will maintain her status doing it. The spot female person's hardy nature is a major influence on the breed's power to be a legitimate correspondent to gilt pools in commercial operations. The pork producer of today has a vast pool of genetics from which to cull. The Spotted breed is an of import part of that puddle, particularly when extra reproductive efficiency, hardiness, durability and boar aggressiveness are demanded.

Berkshire

Berkshire
BERKSHIRES
 The Solitude Gene

The Berkshire brood is the but genetic source in the swine industry that has a value-based premium based on known superior pork quality. Berkshire pork has been scientifically proven to take amend colour, texture, marbling, ultimate pH, and water belongings capacity — all known factors to better eating quality and making pork the meat of option. Several packers are paying substantial premiums for Berkshire market hogs. A simple management pick — the pick of purebred Berkshire genetics with a properly transferred full-blooded will open the door for new profit opportunities that tin can't be establish anywhere in the entire pork manufacture. Today's Berkshires take been bred to be strong in the profit areas — either maternal or as a terminal sire. Berkshire premiums can be realized in any operation — big or modest, and correspond a great opportunity to keep family unit farm pork operations viable for the time to come.

Chester White

Chester White
CHESTER WHITE
 The Maternal Musculus Quality Breed

As it all starts in the breeding pen, it becomes economically necessary to infuse genetics which provide high formulation rates. Chester White females take long been known for a high conception rate and a large number of vigorous pigs per litter. They accept better dispositions and stay productive for more parities. Every bit a affair of fact, an Iowa State Academy test showed that Chester sows had a 12% higher conception rate than iii other breeds tested and ranked first in number of pigs farrowed, weaned and marketed per sow. The Chester White breed is virtually free of the stress gene. A newspaper given at an Iowa State Industry Heart seminar showed Chester Whites were 1 of 3 breeds that consistently showed superior meat and eating quality. When crossed with other breeds a high level of heterosis is a typical response.