Swine Breeds 1
This breed, originating from England, is known for its large litters and is the most common pig breed in North Carolina.
What is the Yorkshire?
Known as the "belted" pig due to its unique coloration
What is Hampshire?
The term for a female pig that has not given birth.
What is Gilt?
This product, made from pigs, is a staple breakfast meat that comes from the pig’s belly or sides.
What is bacon?
True or False: Swine have terrible eyesight but a great sense of smell!
True - They can smell things up to 7 miles away and up to 25 feet underground.
This breed, known for its red coloring and fast growth rate, is popular for its lean pork production.
What is the Duroc?
One of the oldest swine breeds, dating back more than 300 years.
What is Berkshire?
The term for a female pig that has given birth.
What is a Sow?
This product, made from pig fat, is commonly used in baking to make pastries and pies flakier.
What is lard?
True or false: Pigs sweat heavily and this causes them to smell bad.
False - Pigs do not sweat and they actually smell good when they haven't been rolling in feces.
This pig breed is black with a white belt around its shoulders and is known for its excellent meat quality.
What is the Hampshire?
The most common pig breed in North Carolina and the U.S.
What is Yorkshire?
The term for an intact male pig.
What is Boar?
This cut of meat, often roasted, comes from the upper part of the pig’s leg.
What is ham?
True or False: Pigs have a similar genetic makeup to humans.
True - Scientists use swine to develop human medicines and vaccines. Pigs have even been used as organ donors (xenotransplantation experiments) for humans.
This breed, known as the 'bacon pig,' is famous for its long body and lean meat.
What is the Tamworth?
These pigs are known for their feed efficiency and rapid growth. Also for their distinct pattern.
The term for pigs in agriculture.
What are Swine?
This product, made from a pig’s intestines, is used to make sausages.
What is natural sausage casing?
True or false: Pigs will eat almost anything, including meat and bones.
True - Pigs are omnivorous, they will eat almost anything including meat and bones. However, they can't digest human hair and teeth.
This Belgian breed is recognized for its extreme muscle development and is often crossbred to improve meat quality.
What is the Pietrain?
These pigs are known for their quiet and docile temperament.
The term for a castrated male pig (or hog).
Barrow
This product, often used in medicine, is derived from the pig’s pancreas to help people with diabetes.
What is insulin?
True or False: The largest recorded wild hog was OVER 1,000 lbs.
False - the largest hog, Hogzilla, was recorded to be approx. 800 lbs. Wild or feral hogs usually weigh between 400-600 lbs.