🐖 Swine Production - Common Breeds

Philippine Warty pig

What breed is commonly used for "Lechon" (broiled whole pig) in the Philippines?

Landrace

Which breed is known for its long body, pendulous ears, and excellent mothering ability?

Yorkshire

Which breed is the most recorded breed in the U.S. and has erect ears?

Large white

What is the other name for Yorkshire?

Duroc

Which breed is considered an outstanding terminal sire due to its muscle quality and fast growth rate?

Pietrain

Which terminal breed is prone to Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)?

Berkshire

Which breed is recognized for its six white points (feet, tail, and face) and is known for its high-quality carcass?

Meishan

Which breed is recognized for its high prolificacy and mothering ability, despite being slow-growing?

Duroc

Which breed has small forward ears that are 2/3 erect and 1/3 drooping?

Hampshire

Which breed has high stress resistance and strong legs, making it well-adapted for commercial production?

Yorkshire

Which breed has a straight snout, erect ears, and high prolificacy with a weaning percentage of over 70%?

Suidae

What is the Family name of the Philippine Warty pig?

Sus philippensis

What is the Species of the Philippine Warty pig?

Eurasian wild boar

Pigs generally come from this breed.

No

Do Philippine Warty pigs have a high feed conversion ratio?

Maternal breed

This is the breed used for milk production.

Terminal breed

This breed is known for their low backfat depth and low growth.

Yes

Are pig breeds influenced by the environment?

False

Genetic potential is a higher influence than the environmental factor.

True

Backline is one of the pigs’ distinguishing features

Scandinavian

What type of Landrace is selected for bacon production?

Belgian, Dutch, or German

What type of Landrace has leaner meat?

Yorkshire

What breed has a low backfat depth and high proportion of lean meat?

14-17

How many are the litter size of Meishan?

Duroc

What swine breed is considered as an outstanding terminal breed?

False

None of the swine breeds are resistant to stress.

Pietrain

What swine breed has a piebald color in Belgium?

Porcine Stress Syndrome

What is the disease associated with the Pietrain breed?

Hampshire

This swine breed has a white belted body from shoulder to front legs.

True

Hampshire has erect ears.

Berkshire

What swine breed has white six points?

False

Berkshire has a black nose

Berkshire

Which swine breed comes from Britain?

Yes

Can Berkshire be a dual-type breed?

Hampshire

This swine breed comes from the Wessex of England.

Pale, Soft, Exudative PSE

Pietrain meat is susceptible to what kind of meat characteristic?

Duroc

What swine breed grows the fastest out of all the breeds?

No

Is eight teats for a pig efficient in farrowing?

Seven

What is the normal or desired number of teats in pigs?

4 months

When do pigs usually mature? (both to be culled and first heat)