By: Katelin Ade

Swine Breeds

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9th graders taking an introductory animal science or agriculture class.

Audience

A computer lab with a computer for each student. Headphones will also be provided

to each student.

Learning Environment

• Given a picture of a pig, the student will be able to identify what breed it is based on markings, color, and ears with 100% accuracy.

• Given a picture of a pig, the student will be able to name the origin of the breed without notes with 100% accuracy.

Learning Objectives

Introduction

• Why do breeds exist?• What do you look for when identifying breeds

?• Swine Breeds• Swine Breed Trivia Activity • Quiz

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• Breeds make it easier to distinguish the many kinds of pigs.

• Breeds make it easier to sort out the desirable characteristics that certain animals have and recognize them.

Why do breeds exist?

• Color • Markings• Body Type• Ears

What do you look for when identifying breeds?

• There are 3 colors to look for:– White – Black– Red

• Pigs can either be a solid color or have markings on them.

Color

• Some pigs have no markings.• The markings that you could

see on a pig:– Belted: All black with a white

stripe around the shoulders.– Spotted– Points: Solid black with white on

feet, nose, and tail.

Markings

• Muscular– Some breeds are more muscular

than others because they are raised for meat.

• Maternal– Some breeds look more maternal

because they have a better a better mothering ability and they produce better litters than other breeds.

Body Type

• Droopy• Erect

Ears

• Hampshire• Yorkshire• Duroc• Chester White • Landrace • Berkshire • Spot• Poland China • Hereford• Tamworth• Pietrain

Swine Breeds

• Origin: United States, oldest American breed in existence.

• Color: Black• Markings: Belted• Ears: Erect• Characteristics: High-quality

meat, terminal sires, hardiness

Hampshire

• Origin: Yorkshire County, England

• Color: White• Markings: Solid• Ears: Erect• Characteristics: Known for

mothering ability, long-bodied.

Yorkshire

• Origin: Corn Belt and Eastern United States

• Color: Red • Markings: Solid• Ears: Droopy• Characteristics: Long-bodied,

highest conversion rate of feed, good meat.

Duroc

• Origin: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

• Color: White• Markings: Solid• Ears: Droopy; stops just above

the eyes• Characteristics: Long-bodied,

meat, good production.

Chester White

• Origin: Denmark• Color: White• Markings: Solid• Ears: Droopy; overs the eyes• Characteristics: Always been noted for milk

production and mothering abilities, long-bodied.

Landrace

• Origin: Shire of Berk, England• Color: Black• Markings: White on tip of tail,

snout, and four white-stockinged feet

• Ears: Erect• Characteristics: Known for meat

and good sires.

Berkshire

• Origin: Ohio, United States• Color: Black and White• Markings: Spotted• Ears: Droopy• Characteristics: Good carcass quality, feed

efficiency, good rate of gain.

Spot

• Origin: Ohio, United States• Color: Black• Markings: White on tip of tail,

snout, and four white-stockinged feet

• Ears: Droopy• Characteristics: Great weight

gain. Excellent feeders.

Poland China

• Origin: Missouri, United States• Color: Red and White• Markings: Red with white marks all

over the body.• Ears: Droopy• Characteristics: Similar to the cattle

breed it shares its name with. Good meat.

Hereford

• Origin: England• Color: Red• Markings: Solid• Ears: Erect• Characteristics: Extremely muscular. Very

timid. Tasty bacon. Small for a pig breed.

Tamworth

• Origin: Belgium• Color: Black and White• Markings: Spotted• Ears: Erect• Characteristics: Extremely muscular. Very lean.

Pietrain

Swine Breeds Trivia Activity

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/interactive/SwineBreeds.html

Why do breeds exist?a) To identify whether the pig is a boy or a girl. b) To measure the production of the pig.c) To distinguish between the different kinds of pigs

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Question 1

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Why do breeds exist slide.

What are some things you look for when identifying breeds?

a) Color, markings, ears, body typeb) Color, eyes, feet, body typec) Nose, EPD, markings, ears

Question 2

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at What to look for when identifying breeds slide.

What are the three colors of pigs?a) Red, white, and blueb) Black, white, redc) Gray, black, white

Question 3

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Colors slide.

What are the different markings?a) Stars, spots, stripesb) Belted, roan, specklesc) Belted, spotted, points

Question 4

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Markings slide.

True or False: Ears can be either be droopy or erect.– True– False

Question 5

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Ears slide.

What breed is this and where did it originate?

a) Chester White- Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

b) Berkshire- Shire of Berk, England

c) Duroc- Corn Belt and Eastern United States

Question 6

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Swine Breeds slides

What breed is this and what are its characteristics?

a) Duroc- Long-bodied, terminal sires

b) Hampshire- High-quality meat, terminal sires, hardiness.

c) Berkshire- Hardiness, known for mothering ability.

Question 7

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Swine Breeds slidess

What breed is this and what markings does it have?

a) Chester White- Solidb) Duroc- Solidc) Spot- Spotted

Question 8

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Swine Breeds slidess

What breed is this and are its ears droopy or erect?

a) Hampshire-erectb) Landrace-droopyc) Spot-droopy

Question 9

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Swine Breeds slides

What breed is this and where did it originate?

a) Yorkshire- Yorkshire County, England

b) Spot- Ohio, United Statesc) Landrace- Denmark

Question 10

CORRECT!

OOPS!Hint: Go back and look at the Swine Breeds slides

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