PIG BREEDS

• Hampshire

• Origin: USA

• Aptitude: Pork

• British Saddleback

• Origin: United Kingdom

• Aptitude: Pork

• Berkshire

• Origin: United Kingdom

• Aptitude: Pork

• Poland China

• Origin: United States

• Aptitude: Pork

• Large Black

• Origin: United Kingdom

• Aptitude: Pork: Pork and good mothering and milk prolificacy

• Tamworth

• Origin: United Kingdom

• Aptitude: Pork

• Duroc

• Origin: USA

• Aptitude: Pork production and beacon and ham

• Landrace

• Origin: UK, Belgium, Germany, Denmark

• Aptitude: Pork production with good mothering ability

• Welsh

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: Pork meat and good mothering abilities

• Large white

• Origin: UK — a variant is the Yorkshire pig in USA

• Aptitude: Bacon and great mothering abilities

• Middle White

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: Pork meat

• Pietrain

• Origin: Belgium

• Aptitude: Pork meat and very high quality lean, prolific but poor mothering abilities

• Spotted (or spots)

• Origin: USA

• Aptitude: Pork meat

• Gloucester(shire) Old Spots

• Origin: UK

• Aptitude: Meat top quality for: Pork, bacon, sausages, ham

• Mangalitza

• Origin: Hungary

• Aptitude: Originally lard but used for salami and ham

• Iberian

• Origin: Spain

• Aptitude: Pork (cured meats)

• Meishan

• Origin: China

• Aptitude: Hyperprolific breed, lard type and also wanted for its red meat pork.