American Yorkshire (pig)

The American Yorkshire pig is a breed of pig from the USA.

Breeding history

The American Yorkshire pig is the U.S. version of the English Yorkshire pig. In 1830, the first Yorkshire pigs imported into the U.S., especially after Ohio. The low growth performance of the animals kept their numbers low. Only in the late 1940s Yorkshire pigs were imported from Canada and England and crossed. By selecting the meat output increased by leaps and bounds.

Characteristics

  • Color: white
  • Stehohren
  • Good muscling with a high proportion of lean meat
  • Most common breed of swine in the U.S.

Occurrence today

Today, American Yorkshire pigs found in almost every U.S. state, but especially in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio.

Credentials

  • Yorkshire. National Swine Registry, accessed on 20 August 2012 ( English).
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Pig breed
  • Culture (United States)

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