Selected breeds of pigs

name use distribution characteristics comments

Berkshire meat U.K., Japan, Australia, N.Z., South America medium-sized; black with white feet, face, and tail tip raised for pork and bacon in different areas

Duroc, or Duroc-Jersey lard North and South America medium length; light gold-red to dark red 1/2 Jersey Red, 1/2 Duroc

Hampshire meat U.S. breed medium weight, long body; black and white forelegs and shoulders active, alert, good grazer

Landrace meat north and central Europe and U.S. medium-sized; white, often with small black spots several breeds; raised for bacon

Spotted meat developed U.S. black and white spotted (ideally 50/50) sometimes called Spots

Yorkshire

(in England, Large White) meat worldwide distribution white, sometimes with dark areas a bacon breed; sows are prolific