Pig breeds

Pig breeds.

Production pig is currently based on European and American races, as these guarantee the quality required by both producers (reproductive characteristics) as consumers (meat quality) Today's races. is the result of breeding to a specialized function: reproduction and production

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Breeds used for meat production (paternal line)

Breeds Used For Meat Production (Paternal Line)

Race: Pitrain

Origin: Belgium

Weight (Kg):

Female: 280 - Male: 300

Litter Size: 9 9.5 Suckers

Carcass Yield (%): 77

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Breed: Hampshire

Origin: American

Weight (kg): Female: 225 to 315

Male: 360 to 450

Litter size: 8.2 5.10 Piglets

Carcass yield (%): 80.82

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Latin American breeds

Breed: Bald

Origin: Mexico

Feature:

It Has medium body partially or completely hairless. Slate-colored or gray, straight profile, medium-sized ears fall over the eyes, legs fully bent. It's specialty is beef fat. Prolific and hardy breed.

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Genetically improved breeds

Breed: Camborough 22

Feature:Line used as mother. It has a docile temperament, early sexual maturity with optimum ovulation rate, resulting in a greater number of piglets per litter from the first delivery, rapid return to estrus after weaning with good fertility, high prolificacy. Excellent quality of meat for the market. higher performance, lower fat, higher percentage of lean tissue. This animal has good conformation and is rustic.

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Breed: Poland China

Origin: American

Weight (kg):

Female: 290 A 425

Male: 380 to 450

Litter size: 7.5 9.5 Piglets

Carcass yield (%): 83

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

Breed: Landrace

Source: Danish

Weight (kg):

Female: 225 to 315

Male: 290 to 400

Puppies: 9 TO 11 Piglets

Carcass yield (%): 81.6

Source: Colanta's calendar 2011.

The Duroc breed is native to the United States. This breed is widespread throughout the world, although breeding especially in Europe and the United States. It has carved a niche because of its good qualities of both growth and meat quality, as it is very lean. is known for its hardiness and meat produce a high degree of fat infiltration. Great for the ham and loin transformed, massively used for the production of white pig, like ham or Teruel Trévelez as for the production of Iberian pigs (Dehesa de Extremadura, ham and ham Guijuelo Huelva).

It is distinguished by the characteristics of the channel and feed efficiency. Strong hooves and legs, Duroc make an excellent choice for breeding difficult conditions, resistant to disease and hot climates. This breed is also characterized by having large litters, a feature that is often preserved in crossbreeding programs. It also has good growth rate and feed conversion (feed to depose kilos live weight).

Race is used as a basis to act as ending in hybridization programs early and Iberian breeds. Noted for its high prolificacy (number of piglets per litter), good meat production, perfect adaptation to the environment and excellent response to the demands of the meat industry.

It is normally used as patrilineal crosses both two and three-way because it creates very large litters with piglets very vigorous at birth, which significantly reduces mortality in lactation. It is far less used as maternal line, as though he attributed a greater "resistance" does not supply thereby lower compared maternal characteristics such as race or Landrace Large White.

Source: http://www.razanostra.com/duroc.asp