Breeds of Swine | Oklahoma State University
Find all the breeds of swine raised around the world for production.
Berkshire Swine | Oklahoma State University
Here, a bedford stone building carries the records and registry of the most influential breed of swine in the history of the world. The Berkshire Breed paved the way for better swine production and improvement in the United States and Europe, as well.
American Landrace Swine | Oklahoma State University
The American Landrace is a white hog of long body length, having sixteen or seventeen pairs of ribs. The arch of back is much less pronounced than on most other breeds of swine. For some hogs the back is almost flat. The head is long and rather narrow and the jowl is clean.
Duroc Swine | Oklahoma State University
The Duroc swine breed is a cross of two distinct strains of red hogs, the Jersey Red that was established in New Jersey and the Duroc, established in New York.
Breeds of Livestock | Oklahoma State University
Livestock Breeds Learn about the different breeds of livestock that play a crucial part in agriculture throughout the world. Cattle. Goats. Horses. Poultry. Sheep. Swine. Other. Take a closer look at how some of the different breeds of livestock are used …
Yorkshire Swine | Oklahoma State University
The big white hog of the Northern Shires, of Yorkshire and Lancashire, of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, had become numerically the largest breed in the land, and were looking to be the largest breed in the world, the Universal Breed.
Large White Swine | Oklahoma State University
Large Whites are distinguished by their picturesque bearing, erect ears, slightly dished faces, white color, pink skins, and long deep sides. They have been valued for their bacon production since the inception of the breed. As their name suggests, they are characterized by large size.
Spotted Swine | Oklahoma State University
The Spotted Swine breed is popular with farmers for their ability to transmit their fast-gaining, feed efficient, meat qualities to their offspring.
Mulefoot Swine | Oklahoma State University
The Mulefoot swine breed is the rarest of American swine breeds, its population is classified as Critical by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
Large Black Swine | Oklahoma State University
Large Black Swine. Also Known By: Cornwall, Devon, Lop-eared Black. The Large Black was developed from the black pigs of Devon and Cornwall and the European pigs found in East Anglia. The pigs of East Anglia were believed to have developed primarily from Chinese breeds brought into England in the late 1800's.