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TODAY’S OBJECTIVESTODAY’S OBJECTIVES
We will learn the color characteristics of these eight breeds
You will do a worksheet over the breeds
You will do an activity, to show me that each one of you know your breeds
EIGHT BREEDSEIGHT BREEDS
BerkshireChester WhiteDurocHampshire
YorkshireLandracePoland ChinaSpotted Poland
China
BERKSHIREBERKSHIRE
Erect ears Dished head Black body with six
white points– Four feet– Nose– Tip of tail
CHESTER WHITECHESTER WHITE
Solid white body Can have small black
spots on the body Drooping ears
– Breaking in the middle of the ear
– Small in size
DUROCDUROC
Drooping ears Reddish to Brown in
color (shades may vary)
Can have NO white spots
May have small black spots throughout skin pigment
HAMPSHIREHAMPSHIRE
Erect ears Black body with white
belt that encircles the forefront of the body
White can be on the back legs
NO white can go above the snout onto the nose area
YORKSHIREYORKSHIRE
Erect ears Slightly dished face Solid white body
– Body may have black spots as long as they are smaller than a quarter in size
LANDRACELANDRACE
White in color Long bodied Drooping ears
– Break at the head– Large ears– Cover eyes completely
POLAND CHINAPOLAND CHINA
Drooping ears Black body with six
white points– 4 feet– Face or nose are– Tip of the tail
SPOTTED POLAND CHINASPOTTED POLAND CHINA
Drooping ears Grey background
color with white and black throughout the body– 20% of the body must
be either black or white to be classified
CrossCross
A pig that does not fit into any other breedAlso called a “blue butt”Can come in many colors
– White– Browns– Black
There is a picture on the poster