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breed which is black in color with six white points being the legs, snout and switch of the tail
Berkshire
breed which is red with a white face, feet and underline
Hereford
breed which is black with six white points and drooped ears
Poland China
breed which is large framed with solid white large drooping ears carried close to the face
Landrace
Tamworth
modern Chester White is solid white in color and has dropped ears
Chester White
breed which is solid red in color, has dropped ears and a dish to the face
Duroc
breed has erect ears and is black with a white belt behind the shoulder
Hampshire
breed which is black with white spots and drooped ears
Spot
breed which is solid white in color with erect ears
Yorkshire
removal of the testicles from the male animal
period of time in a sow's cycle when she is receptive to a boar for breeding purposes
Estrus
vertically-integrated production scheme where the offspring from bred sows are cared for and fed by the owner until slaughter weight is reached
Farrow-to-Finish
sows are farrowed out and piglets are sold at weaning to a finishing operation
Farrow-to-Nursery
operation which purchases weanling pigs and feeds them up to slaughter weight, at which time they are sold for slaughter
Finishing Operation