List of North American pig breeds

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This is a list of pig breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

Breed nameNotesImage
American Berkshire [1] :536 American Berkshire sow circa 1910-1911 (cropped).jpg
American Landrace [2]
American Yorkshire [2] Oregon State Fair pigs.jpg
Chester White [2] Chester Whites.jpg
Choctaw Hog [2]
Duroc [2] Duroc Akkervarkens Westerpark 08 46 46 527000.jpeg
Guinea Hog [2] Guinea Hog Norfolk.jpg
Hampshire [2] Sow and Piglets.jpg
Hereford [2] Champion Hereford Boar (cropped).jpg
Lacombe Canada; [3] in the USA known as Saddleback [2]
Mulefoot [2]
Ossabaw Island Hog [2] Ossabaw Island Hog.jpg
Pineywoods [2]
Poland China [2] Poland China pigs in Florida.jpg
Red Wattle Hog [2] Red Wattle pig (cropped).jpg
Spotted Poland China [2] Spotted Poland China boar, Farmers' Bulletin 1263, 1924.jpg
Yucatan Miniature [2]

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References

  1. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN   9781780647944.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Breed data sheet: United States of America, Pig. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2022.
  3. Breed data sheet: Canada, Pig. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2022.