Large White Pig

Facts about Large White Pig, Large White is a household breed of pig that is native to England. The Large White Pig breeds are also commonly called as the English Large White and they are largely found in the Yorkshire County in England, and hence the Large White Pig are also called as the Yorkshire pig.

The "Large White Pig" breed was first recognized during 1868, and it is the progenitor of the American Yorkshire pig breed in North America. The Large White pig breed is one among the most plentiful of all breeds of pigs, which was extensively used in crossbreeding for rigorous pig farming all over the world.

As the name suggests, the skin of the Large White pig breed is white in color all over its body. The Large White Pigs appear with vertical ears and a bowl-shaped face. At first, the Large White Pig breed was developed as an outside pig breed, but nowadays, it is one among the pig breeds that are preferred by most of the commercial pig breeders, lending consistency to pigs produced for animal protein on a huge scale.

History of Large White Pig

The Large White pig breed was urbanized in Yorkshire during the nineteenth century from the home white pig breeds. Unlike a number of of the other British pig breeds, the Large White pig breed had slight Asian blood in its lineage. The first herd book for the Large White pig breed was published during 1884 and by the last part of the nineteenth century the Large White pig breed was attracting a huge deal of curiosity with enterprising pig breeders exporting the stock all over the world. Globally, the Large White Pig breed is more commonly recognized as the Yorkshire pig breed. During the twentieth century the Large White pig breed grew in fame and it was one among the pig breeds, together with the Welsh and Landrace pig breeds, recommended to structure the basis of the pig farming industry in the United Kingdom during the Howitt Report of 1955. The increase in performance recording and the rising specialization of the pig industry of the world had shown the way to additional demand for the Large White pig breeds. The Large White Pig breed became recognized as the most favorite pig breeds in the world. The female Large White pig as a consequence of crossing the Large White pig breed and the Landrace pig breed became extremely popular for both extensive and intensive systems and quite a lot of contemporary multiple sire and dam lines includes some Large White blood.

Features of Large White Pig

Usually, the male Large White pigs are heavier than their female counterparts, with the body weight ranging from 770 lbs to 836 lbs (350 kg to 380 kg), whereas the female Large White Pigs have a body weight between 572 lbs and 660 lbs (260 kg and 300kg). These pig breeds are huge, lean white pigs with unique prick ears and they have outstanding conformation with high-quality hams. The Large White Pig are mostly used for both outdoor pig production and Indoor pig production for crossing. The Large White pig breeds are sufficiently stronger that makes them extensively used for outdoor production systems and makes them strong enough to deal with nearly all conditions.

The recording of decades of presentation and precise choice has made the Large White pig breeds more prolific than most other pig breeds. The Large White pig breed is recognized for having an outstanding feed conversion ratio and the pigs are competent to achieve lofty daily live weight gain. The Large White Pig breed is ideally suitable for an intensive production system and the towering levels of administration and information recording in such a system can reveal the best in the pig breed.

A female adult Large White Pig is called a (sow) and the male adult Large White Pig is called a (boar). The lifespan of a Large White Pig is between 9 and 15 years

Large White Pigs do not sweat a lot, that's why they cover themselves in the mud to keep their bodies cool. The expression "sweating like a pig" comes from a reference to pig iron, which comes form iron smelting.

Large White Pigs can carry a variety of diseases and can pass them to humans. Large White Pigs have small lungs compared to their body size.

The term Swine: is any variety of omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, this includes hogs, boars and pigs having a short neck, thick skin a movable snout and a stout body.

Large White Pigs unlike is said, happen to be very clean animals. Pigs make sure their bathroom area is far away from where they eat, lie down and rest, even piglets (baby pigs) will find a place to go to the bathroom, far away from their nest. A Large White Pig averages 9 to 11 baby piglets in a litter and will have two to three litters per year. The female Large White Pigs offer huge quantities of milk and they have outstanding motherly skills. The sows nurse their piglets for about three to five weeks. When Piglets are weaned off of their mother’s milk, they are not called piglets but are known as shoats. Piglets at birth weigh about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms), and on average, will double their weight in one week.

Large White Pigs Feet

The four feet and four toes of the pig are called "trotters" that humans eat as a delicacy called pigs feet or pigs knuckles. A Large White Pigs foot has four toes that are pointed downwards when the pig walks, it walks on the tips of its toes, rather than its whole foot and only uses two of the toes in the middle and the outside toes for balance. The Large White Pig has tougher feet at the ends that are hooves. The two toes in the middle of the foot are slightly webbed, this helps the pigs balance for walking.

Large White Pigs have 44 teeth when full grown, when they are baby pigs (piglets) the have 28 teeth which will fall out when they are 12 months old. Just like human teeth, the Large White Pig has an enamel coating that makes the pigs teeth stronger and helps it curb disease. Large White Pigs chew their food because pigs have a digestive system similar to a human digestive system and cannot digest food that is not chewed.

The saliva of Large White Pigs contains pheromones-( A chemical substance used to attract a mate) similar to that of other pig breeds that communicate their sexual wants. The male Large White Pigs discharge this steroid and female pigs will go to vast lengths to acquire a smell of the sent.
Large White Pigs are raised for there meat such as ham, sausage, bacon and pork chops. Pigs can make great pets. "A wild male pig is called a boar"- meaning uncastrated male pig, that lives in the wild and can be hunted. "Feral pig or hog is defined as a wild boar" can be a very big danger where humans habitat.

Large White Pigs are very intelligent, not like people think, that pigs are dumb animals. A Large White Pig can drink between 10 to 14 gallons (37.8 to 53 liters)of water in a day. Large White Pigs are omnivores like humans, an omnivores, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants). The Large White Pig snout is its most important tool for finding food. The pigs snout is used for their excellent sense of smell and have poor eyesight.

"Scientific name for Pig Sus scrofa", the wild swine (Boar) from the old world with a narrow body and prominent tusks is from where most domestic swine come from. The "fear of pigs Swinophobia".