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  • Which pig is known for their muscle, but are considered to fat by commercial producers?
    Poland China
  • What breed is this?
    Landrace
  • Which pig is long- bodied, white, and upright ears?
    Yorkshire
  • What breed is this?
    Chester White
  • What pig is known for excellent pork quality and known for a high growth weight?
    Duroc
  • Which pig is long-bodied, lean and white, with LARGE drooping ears?
    Landrace
  • Which breed is the most common breed in the world? Known for their maternal characteristics?
    Yorkshire
  • What breeds are known for their paternal traits?
    Duroc, Hampshire, and Spotted Swine
  • Which pig has high quality pork and marbling, used to be red?
    Berkshire
  • What are two of the breeds that are commonly used for the commercial setting?
    Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, and Yorkshire
  • What breed is this?
    Berkshire
  • Which pig is black with white feet and tip of the tail. Ears are small and erect?
    Berkshire
  • What breed is this?
    Poland China
  • Which pig is black with a white belt around its shoulders? Upright ears?
    Hampshire
  • What breed is this?
    Hampshire
  • Which pig is black with white feet and has droopy ears?
    Poland China
  • Terminal crossbreeding are mainly used for what?
    Meant
  • Which pig is spotted with droopy ears, and may have red in them?
    Pietrain
  • Which pig is red with droopy ears?
    Which pig is red with droopy ears?
  • Rugged breed, suited for outdoor production. Good durability is what breed?
    Spot
  • Which breed is new to the United States, and is used for their good commercial setting?
    Landrace
  • What breed is this?
    Pietrain
  • Typically white pigs are know for what traits?
    Maternal (Large liter size, fertility)
  • Which pig is black with white spots or white with black spots. Small droopy ears?
    Spot
  • What breeds are known for their maternal traits?
    Yorkshire, Landrace, and Chester White
  • What breed is this?
    Duroc
  • Which pig is heavily muscled, but have a high chance to have poor meat quality and can be watery? If they have the HAL gene, they are subject to a quick death?
    Pietrain
  • What breed is this?
    Spotted Swine
  • Which breed is primarily used as a terminal sire, and is from England?
    Hampshire
  • Typically colored pigs are know for what traits?
    Terminal (Muscular Qualities)
  • What breed is this?
    Yorkshire
  • Which pig is white with small droopy ears?
    Chester White
  • What white pigs population had a decline due to the Yorkshire and Landrace breed?
    Chester White
  • What is the best way to preserve pork?
    Smoking and pickling
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