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what are the breeds of pigs?

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Isaac Agbakor

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The common breeds in the US are listed as follows: Yorkshire Duroc hampshire Landrace Chester White Berkshire Poland China Spots There are many other breeds of pigs in other countries and I suspect I have missed a few on my list too.

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9y ago

In the United States people use 8 major pig breeds to produce their pigs. They are: Yorkshire, Chester White, Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Poland China, Spot, and Landrance.

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12y ago

Berkshire

Chester White

Duroc

Hampshire

Landrace

Poland

Spot

Yorkshire

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9y ago

There are hundreds of different b reeds of pigs with different characteristics. The American Yorkshire is white while the Arapawa Island pig is sandy or tan.

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13y ago

They include but are not limited to: Berkshire, Duroc, Landrace, Spotted, Chester White, Hampshire, Poland China, and Yorkshire.

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11y ago

American short hair, Peruvian, and Abyssinian. However there are many more

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