List of domestic pig breeds
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There are hundreds of breed
s of the domestic pig
(Sus scrofa domesticus).
Breed
A breed is a group of domestic animals or plants with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, there is no scientifically accepted...
s of the domestic pig
Domestic pig
The domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
(Sus scrofa domesticus).
- American LandraceAmerican LandraceThe American Landrace is a medium to large breed of domestic pig, white in colour, with long bodies, fine hair, long snouts, and heavy, drooping ears. They are bred for pork production....
- American Yorkshire
- Angeln SaddlebackAngeln SaddlebackThe Angeln Saddleback, also known as the Angler Sattelschwein, is a rare breed of domestic pig grown mainly in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is a large, lop-eared, black pig with a white belt around its body at the forefeet....
- Appalachian English (pig)
- Arapawa Island
- Australian YorkshireAustralian YorkshireThe Australian Yorkshire is a breed of domestic pig from Australia that was originally a part of the Yorkshire breed of pigs from Yorkshire, England. It is the most "dominant breed [of pig] in Australia".-Marketing:...
- Babi Kampung
- Ba XuyenBa XuyenThe Ba Xuyen is a breed of domestic pig from South Vietnam, specifically the Mekong Delta. It is a spotted black and white pig with white feet. It was bred from a cross between a Berkshire and a Boxu from 1932 to 1956.-Description:...
- Bantu
- BaznaBazna (pig)The Bazna, also known as the Basner and Porcul de Banat, is a breed of domestic pig that started to develop in 1872 from crosses between the Mangalitsa and Berkshire breeds. The breed became officially recognized in 1958...
- Beijing BlackBeijing BlackThe Beijing Black, also known as the Peking Black, is a breed of domestic pig from China. They are mostly black, but have some white markings. The breed was created in 1962 by cross-breeding a Berkshire with a common Chinese pig. Two other breeds, the Soviet White and the Yorkshire, were also...
- Belarus Black PiedBelarus Black PiedThe Belarus Black Pied, also known as the Byelorussian Black Pied, the White-Russian Black Pied, and the Spotted Black Pied, is a breed of domestic pig from Belarus. It was originally crossbred in Minsk in the late 19th century from the breeding of Large White, Large Black, Berkshire, and Middle...
- Belgian LandraceBelgian LandraceThe 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...
- Bengali Brown Shannaj
- Bentheim Black PiedBentheim Black PiedThe Bentheim Black Pied, also known as the Schwarz-Wesses or Buntes Bentheimer Schwein, is a rare breed of domestic pig in Germany....
- BerkshireBerkshire (pig)Berkshire pigs are a rare breed of pig originating from Berkshire in England.Herds of the breed are still maintained in England by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust at Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, and by the South of England Rare Breeds Centre in Kent. The Berkshire is listed as 'vulnerable',...
- Black Slavonian
- Black Canarian Pig
- British LandraceBritish LandraceThe British Landrace is a British domestic breed of pig and one of the most popular in the United Kingdom. It is white with heavy drooping ears that cover most of the face and is bred for pork and bacon. The breed originated in the 1949 importation of 12 landrace pigs from Scandinavia — four...
- British LopBritish LopThe British Lop is an old pig breed native to the United Kingdom. A large, white pig, it is named for its large ears which hang over its face. The breed was originally developed as an amalgamation of several local lop-eared breeds in England, and came to be known as the British Lop in the 1960s...
- British SaddlebackBritish SaddlebackThe British Saddleback is a breed of domestic pig created in the 20th century from the amalgamation of two similarly-coloured breeds, the Essex and Wessex Saddleback. The origin of the British Saddleback is better authenticated than most...
- Bulgarian WhiteBulgarian WhiteThe Bulgarian White is a breed of domestic pig from Bulgaria. It was originally created through a grading up breeding process that involved breeding Large Whites and Edelschwein lines with native Bulgarian pigs in the early twentieth century.-History:...
- Cantonese
- Chester WhiteChester WhiteThe Chester White is a breed of domestic pig which originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania.The Chester White was first developed around 1815-1818, using strains of large, white pigs common to the Northeast U.S. and a white boar imported from Bedfordshire...
- Choctaw HogChoctaw HogThe Choctaw Hog is a breed of domestic pig historically used by Native Americans. They are now reduced in population to a few hundred animals, most of them in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma...
- Czech Improved White
- Danish LandraceDanish LandraceThe Danish Landrace is a medium to large breed of pig, white in colour with long bodies, fine hair, long snouts, and heavy drooping ears. They are bred for pork production....
- Danish Protest PigDanish Protest PigThe Danish Protest Pig or Rotbunte Husumer Protestschwein is a rare breed of domestic pig which due to its red color, its broad white vertical belt and a trace of a white horizontal belt resembles the colors of the Flag of Denmark...
- Dermantsi Pied
- Dorset Gold TipDorset Gold TipThe Dorset Gold Tip was a breed of pig originating in the United Kingdom. It is now considered extinct.-Characteristics:The Dorset Gold Tip originated with a Tamworth cross, likely with the Berkshire and possibly with some additional Gloucester Old Spot ancestry...
- DurocDuroc (pig)Duroc pig is an older breed of American domestic pig that forms the basis for many mixed-breed commercial hogs. Duroc pigs are red, large-framed, medium length, and muscular, with partially drooping ears, and tend to be one of the most aggressive of all the swine breeds.-Origins:The breed...
- Dutch Landrace pig
- East Balkan pig
- Essex
- Estonian BaconEstonian BaconThe Estonian Bacon is a meat pig breed from Estonia. It's developed from local landrace by crossbreeding it with German, Danish and Swedish landraces. Its appearance looks similar to the Danish Landrace....
- FengjingFengjingThe Fengjing pig is a domestic breed from Shanghai, China, named after the town which forms a district of Shanghai. Its main locations are in the districts of Jinshan, Songjiang and Wujiang...
- Finnish Landrance
- French Landrace
- Gascon pig
- German Landrace
- Gloucestershire Old Spots
- GriceGriceGrice may refer to:*Grice, an extinct breed of pig from Scotland and Ireland-Grice:*Allan Grice, is an Australian former racing driver.*Frank Grice, was an English professional footballer....
- Guinea HogGuinea HogThe Guinea Hog, also called the Pineywoods Guinea, Guinea Forest hog, Acorn Eater, and Yard pig, is a breed of domestic pig originating in the United States. Despite its name, the breed is not from Guinea, though the foundation stock is thought to be derived from West Africa...
- HampshireHampshire (pig)The Hampshire pig is a domestic swine breed characterized by erect ears and a black body with a whitish band around the middle, covering the front legs....
- Hante
- HerefordHereford (pig)The Hereford, often called the Hereford Hog, is a breed of domestic pig named for its color and pattern, which is similar to that of the Hereford breed of cattle: red with a white face. Originating in the United States, the Hereford is a rare variety of swine which was created from a synthesis of...
- Hezuo
- IberianBlack Iberian PigThe Black Iberian pig, also known in Portugal as Alentejano, is a breed, Mediterraneus, of the domestic pig that is indigenous to the Mediterranean area...
- Italian LandraceItalian LandraceThe Italian Landrace is a breed of pig in Italy with large drooped ears and a white coat....
- Jersey Red
- Jinhua
- Kele
- Japanese Landrace
- Jeju Black PigJeju Black PigThe Jeju Black Pig is a breed of domestic pig found on the Korean island of Jeju-do. This is Korea's largest island and lies to the South of the country in the Korea Strait. It is a smallish pig with a black skin and smooth coat of hair...
- Korean native pigKorean native pigThe Korean native pig is the only native pig breed in Korea. Korean native pig was reported to have black glossy hairs, caved face, greatly protruded mouth, big eyes, straightly upright ears, round shoulder, narrow rear back, wide chest, long hip, well balanced short legs and 10-12 teats...
- Krskopolje
- KunekuneKunekuneThe kunekune is a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. Kunekune are hairy, and have a dumpy build and can have wattles hanging from their lower jaw. Colour ranges include black and white, ginger, cream, gold-tip, black, brown and tri-coloured...
- LacombeLacombe (pig)The Lacombe is a breed of domestic pig native to Canada. Named for the Lacombe Research Centre in Lacombe, Alberta, the breed was the first strain of livestock developed in the country....
- Large Black
- Large Black-white
- Large White
- Lithuanian Native pig
- Lithuanian WhiteLithuanian White (pig)The Lithuanian White is a general purpose pig breed from Lithuania....
- Leicoma
- Lincolnshire curly-coated pigLincolnshire curly-coated pigThe Lincolnshire curly-coated pig, also known as the Baston Pig or simply as the Lincolnshire Curly Coat, was an old breed of domestic pig from the United Kingdom...
- MangalitsaMangalitsaMangalitsa , Mangalitza or Mangalica is a name for three breeds of pig grown especially in Hungary and the Balkans known also as a curly-hair hog. It belongs to European unimproved lard-type breeds that are descended directly from wild boar populations...
- MeishanMeishan (pig)The Meishan is a breed of domestic pig named for the Chinese prefecture of Meishan. It is a sub-group of the Taihu pig and is a small to medium-sized breed with large drooping ears, and wrinkled black skin...
- Middle WhiteMiddle WhiteThe Middle White is a breed of domestic pig native to the United Kingdom. It originated in Yorkshire roughly around the same time as the Large White. Its name comes from the fact that it was between the size of the Large White and the now-extinct Small White. It was fully recognized as a breed in...
- Miniature pigMiniature pigA miniature pig is one of the breeds developed and used for medical research or developed for use as a pet. These smaller pigs were first used for medical research in Europe before being introduced to the United States as pets in the 1980s. Since then, the animals have been used in studies by...
- Minzhu
- Minokawa Buta
- Mong Cai
- MukotaMukotaMukota is a breed of indigenous, domestic pig found primarily in Zimbabwe. It is also known as the Rhodesian Indigenous or Zimbabwe Indigenous pig....
- Mora Romagnola
- Moura
- Mulefoot
- Neijiang
- Ningxiang
- Norwegian Landrace
- Norwegian Yorkshire
- Ossabaw Island
- Oxford Sandy and BlackOxford Sandy and BlackThe Oxford Sandy and Black is a breed of domestic pig originating in Oxfordshire. Named for its colour, which is a base of sandy brown with black patches, the breed is also sometimes called the "Plum Pudding" or "Oxford Forest pig." Related to the old Berkshire and Tamworth breeds, it is one of the...
- Philippine Native
- PiétrainPiétrainPiétrain is a breed of domestic pig native to Wallonia, which takes its name from Piétrain, a small village of the Walloon municipality of Jodoigne. This breed became popular in the 1950s during the difficult period of the swine market in 1950-51 . Piétrain swine were imported into Germany in 1960-61...
- Poland ChinaPoland ChinaThe Poland China is a breed of domestic pig, first bred in the Miami Valley, Ohio, United States, in 1816, deriving from many breeds including the Berkshire and Hampshire. It is the oldest American breed of swine....
- Red Wattle
- Spots
- Surabaya Babi
- Swabian-Hall
- Swedish LandraceSwedish Landrace (pig)The Swedish Landrace is the leading breed of pig in Sweden. They have heavy drooping ears and a white coat. The Swedish strain of Landrace originated from importations from neighboring countries, particularly Denmark....
- Taihu pigTaihu pigThe Taihu pig is a domestic breed from the narrow region of mild sub-tropical climate around the Taihu Lake region in the lower Yangtze River valley of China. The breed is a large one, black in colour with a heavily wrinkled face. It has a large head with a broad forehead and large folded ears...
- Tamworth
- Thuoc Nhieu
- Tibetan
- Tokyo-XTokyo-XTokyo-X is a new Japanese breed of domestic pig, bred for high quality pork production. It is unusual for its marbled meat, seldom seen in pork....
- Turopolje
- Vietnamese PotbellyPot-bellied pigThe pot-bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig originating in Vietnam.-Description:Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium- or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at 8 to 136 kg...
- WelshWelsh (pig)The Welsh is a breed of domestic pig native to Wales. It is a large white breed known for its hardiness in outdoor farming and its long, pear-shaped body. First mentioned in the 1870s, the breed is currently the third most common sire in the U.K. after the Large White and British Landrace...
- Wessex SaddlebackWessex SaddlebackThe Wessex Saddleback or Wessex Pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in the West Country of England, , especially in Wiltshire and the New Forest area of Hampshire. It is black, with white forequarters. In Britain it was amalgamated with the Essex pig to form the British Saddleback, and it...
- West French White
- Windsnyer
- Wuzishan
- Yanan
See also
- List of sheep breeds
- List of goat breeds
- List of cattle breeds