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The British Landrace is a British domestic breed of pig and one of the most popular in the United Kingdom. [1] It is pink with heavy drooping ears that cover most of the face and is bred for pork and bacon . [ 2 ]
The American Landrace is a long, lean, white pig with 16 or 17 ribs. The head is long and narrow, the ears are large and heavy and hang forward close to the snout. The back is only slightly arched or is nearly flat. The side is even and well-fleshed and the ham is plump but not over-fat.
The term Landrace pig, or Landrace swine, refers to any of a group of standardized breeds of domestic pig, and in this context, the word "Landrace" is typically capitalized. The original breed by this name was the Danish Landrace pig , from which the others were derived through development and crossbreeding.
Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States
The Danish Landrace, Danish: Hvid Dansk Landrace, is a Danish breed of pig. It is of medium to large size, white in colour with a long body, fine hair, a long snout, and heavy drooping ears. There are two distinct varieties, the white (hvid) and the piebald (sortbroget).
The Dutch Landrace pig (Dutch: Nederlands Landras) is a standardized breed of domestic pig originating in the Netherlands. [1] The breed was developed from the native landrace of pigs of the area, crossbred with strains from neighboring counties. [1] The Dutch Landrace is considered "a meaty and efficient breed". [1]
The Belgian Landrace, also known as the Improved Belgian, Belgian Improved Landrace, and the Belgian Lop-eared, is a breed of domestic pig from northern Belgium.It was created from importing English breeds and improving them until they were "graded up" to the German Improved Landrace from 1930 to 1945 and then breeding them with the Dutch Landrace in 1945.
The earliest records of the breed are from the border of Cornwall and Devon, particularly the area around Tavistock. [3] It is possibly related to similar breeds found around the north-western fringes of Europe, namely the Welsh, with which it was for a period in the 1920s in a combined herd-book, and the Landrace pig breeds of Scandinavia.