Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of pig breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
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
Pages in category "Pig breeds originating in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Yorkshire is an American breed of large domestic pig. It is the most numerous pig breed in the United States. [3]: 14 It derives from pigs of the British Large White or Yorkshire breed imported from the United Kingdom or from Canada at various times from about 1830 to the mid-twentieth century.
Pages in category "Pig breeds" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. ... Aksai Black Pied pig; American Landrace; American Yorkshire; Angeln ...
The American Landrace is an American breed of domestic pig. It is white in color, with a long body, fine hair, a long snout and heavy, drooping ears. Like all landrace pigs, it derives from the Danish Landrace.
Possum is a Kune Kune pig, a popular breed of “fat pig” or “lard pig” originating in New Zealand. Kune Kune pigs are prized on small farms for multiple reasons.
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.