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  2. Chester White - Wikipedia

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    The Chester White is the most durable of the white breeds; it can gain as much as 1.36 pounds (0.62 kg) a day and gain 1 pound (0.45 kg) for every 3 pounds (1.4 kg) of grain it is fed. Their pale color leaves Chester Whites prone to sunburn; they must be given access to shade in the summer.

  3. List of North American pig breeds - Wikipedia

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    American Landrace [2] American Yorkshire [2] Chester White [2] Choctaw Hog [2] Duroc [2] Guinea Hog [2] Hampshire [2] Hereford [2] Lacombe: Canada; [3] in the USA ...

  4. American Landrace - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of pig breeds - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Lacombe pig - Wikipedia

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    The development of the breed began in 1947 with crosses of Berkshire sows to boars of Danish Landrace and Chester White ancestry. The goal was to produce a pig that would be appropriate for crossing with the Yorkshire, the dominant breed in Canada at the time. The Lacombe was eventually unveiled to pork producers in 1957, and quickly grew to be ...

  7. Category:Pig breeds - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 11 January 2022, at 02:44 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Lacombe, Alberta - Wikipedia

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    Work began in 1947. It took 12 years to develop the 'Lacombe' variety which is noted for its characteristics suitable to the harsh prairie environment. 'Lacombe' is 55% Danish Landrace, 22% Chester White, and 23% Berkshire. The 'Lacombe' hog was the first livestock breed to be developed in Canada. [43] [44]

  9. Pig show - Wikipedia

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    Pig judging in Britain. Pig shows are an event where pigs are evaluated for their quality. They are evaluated on a multitude of things which include composition (muscle vs. fat), capaciousness, and skeletal integrity along with general appearance and conformation to their respective breed.