Knowledge (XXG)

Large White pig

Source 📝

40: 201: 217: 371: 162:
also showed some foreshortening of the face; the Large White was the least obviously influenced by the Chinese admixture. It may also have been influenced by the
1488: 290: 327: 75: 364: 312: 208:
The Large White is a big, white pig, with erect ears and a slightly dished face. Sows farrow large litters and produce abundant milk.
231:
around the world. It was originally developed as an outdoor breed, but today it is one of those favoured by commercial pig breeders.
257: 686: 357: 274: 766: 691: 123: 701: 1345: 1081: 146:
The Large White derives from the old Large Yorkshire breed, a long-legged and heavy-boned pig from the county of
1174: 1159: 174: 1232: 1154: 1101: 721: 167: 1015: 1310: 1247: 982: 856: 228: 1061: 921: 756: 696: 551: 293:. Primefact 62. Orange NSW: New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. Accessed January 2024. 1483: 1227: 1149: 936: 926: 706: 591: 1071: 931: 886: 821: 612: 607: 492: 482: 437: 189: 178: 227:
The Large White is one of the most numerous of all pig breeds, widely used in crossbreeding for
1446: 1350: 1295: 1212: 1116: 962: 831: 796: 741: 731: 726: 640: 622: 308: 253: 155: 1423: 1370: 1340: 1010: 896: 816: 716: 566: 447: 432: 163: 158:
showed the greatest Asian influence, small and fat with a markedly foreshortened snout; the
39: 1428: 1325: 1305: 1300: 1237: 1169: 1164: 1139: 1086: 967: 916: 911: 901: 761: 586: 576: 520: 515: 510: 462: 457: 452: 427: 247: 349: 1451: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1375: 1290: 1134: 1005: 941: 891: 866: 846: 801: 746: 711: 571: 422: 417: 340: 151: 1477: 1418: 1393: 1330: 1222: 1056: 977: 957: 906: 826: 736: 617: 525: 487: 442: 384: 246:
Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
200: 1335: 1106: 1096: 871: 851: 791: 561: 530: 502: 472: 159: 127: 154:
with pigs imported from China, giving rise to three distinct types or breeds: the
17: 1413: 1360: 1320: 1066: 972: 861: 836: 811: 786: 776: 771: 645: 546: 467: 409: 1365: 1242: 1217: 1126: 997: 987: 876: 632: 1111: 1076: 751: 556: 477: 380: 182: 147: 135: 1355: 806: 781: 581: 1282: 1270: 881: 343:. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. 11 February 2021. 188:
The Large White has been exported to many countries of the world. The
1315: 397: 216: 1438: 1144: 668: 215: 199: 1385: 1197: 841: 1268: 1195: 1036: 666: 395: 353: 1038: 221: 99: 249:
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding
150:, in northern England. In the nineteenth century this was 328:
Breed Standard and Standards of Excellence: Large White
277:. British Pig Association. Archived 14 December 2017. 173:
A pair of pigs of Large White type were shown at the
1437: 1384: 1281: 1125: 1049: 996: 950: 679: 631: 600: 539: 501: 408: 86: 81: 71: 63: 49: 330:. British Pig Association. Accessed January 2018. 181:in 1851. The breed was recognised in 1868, and a 365: 8: 32: 289:Graeme Taylor, Greg Roese (November 2005). 1278: 1265: 1205: 1192: 1046: 1033: 676: 663: 405: 392: 372: 358: 350: 38: 31: 239: 285: 283: 270: 268: 266: 7: 252:(sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. 192:of North America derives from it. 25: 1489:Pig breeds originating in England 303:McDonald-Brown, Linda (2009). 1: 767:Devon and Cornwall Longwool 1505: 687:Badger Face Welsh Mountain 291:Breeds of pigs—Large White 130:. It derives from the old 1346:Old English Pheasant Fowl 1277: 1264: 1208: 1204: 1191: 1082:Gloucestershire Old Spots 1045: 1032: 675: 662: 404: 391: 305:Choosing and Keeping Pigs 134:breed from the county of 94: 37: 1175:Yorkshire Blue and White 1160:Lincolnshire Curly Coat 608:Chillingham Wild Cattle 175:Royal Agricultural Show 138:, in northern England. 76:British Pig Association 1102:Oxford Sandy and Black 722:Brecknock Hill Cheviot 224: 205: 185:was started in 1884. 857:North Country Cheviot 692:Balwen Welsh Mountain 229:intensive pig farming 219: 203: 757:Derbyshire Gritstone 702:Black Welsh Mountain 697:Beulah Speckled Face 27:British breed of pig 1150:Irish Greyhound Pig 937:Whitefaced Woodland 707:Bluefaced Leicester 592:Whitebred Shorthorn 220:A Large White in a 34: 1155:Large White Ulster 1072:British Saddleback 932:Whiteface Dartmoor 887:Scottish Blackface 822:Leicester Longwool 225: 206: 204:A sow with piglets 190:American Yorkshire 1468: 1467: 1464: 1463: 1460: 1459: 1296:Derbyshire Redcap 1260: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1233:British Primitive 1187: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1117:Wessex Saddleback 1028: 1027: 1024: 1023: 963:Castlemilk Moorit 797:Greyface Dartmoor 727:British Milksheep 658: 657: 654: 653: 314:978-1-55407-469-3 307:. Firefly Books. 116: 115: 64:Country of origin 18:Large White (pig) 16:(Redirected from 1496: 1424:Silver Appleyard 1341:Old English Game 1279: 1266: 1206: 1193: 1062:British Landrace 1047: 1034: 1011:Scottish Dunface 717:Border Leicester 677: 664: 448:English Longhorn 406: 393: 374: 367: 360: 351: 345: 344: 337: 331: 325: 319: 318: 300: 294: 287: 278: 272: 261: 244: 108: 102: 42: 35: 21: 1504: 1503: 1499: 1498: 1497: 1495: 1494: 1493: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1456: 1433: 1429:Welsh Harlequin 1380: 1326:Modern Langshan 1273: 1252: 1238:Golden Guernsey 1200: 1179: 1140:Dorset Gold Tip 1121: 1041: 1020: 992: 983:North Ronaldsay 946: 762:Devon Closewool 671: 650: 627: 596: 535: 516:Dairy Shorthorn 497: 428:Belted Galloway 400: 387: 378: 348: 339: 338: 334: 326: 322: 315: 302: 301: 297: 288: 281: 275:The Large White 273: 264: 245: 241: 237: 214: 198: 196:Characteristics 144: 132:Large Yorkshire 112: 106: 98: 59: 45: 33:Large White pig 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1502: 1500: 1492: 1491: 1486: 1476: 1475: 1466: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1458: 1457: 1455: 1454: 1449: 1443: 1441: 1435: 1434: 1432: 1431: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1409:Khaki Campbell 1406: 1401: 1396: 1390: 1388: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1291:Croad Langshan 1287: 1285: 1275: 1274: 1269: 1262: 1261: 1258: 1257: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1228:British Alpine 1225: 1220: 1215: 1209: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1189: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1180: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1131: 1129: 1123: 1122: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1053: 1051: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1030: 1029: 1026: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1006:Devon Longwool 1002: 1000: 994: 993: 991: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 954: 952: 948: 947: 945: 944: 942:Wiltshire Horn 939: 934: 929: 924: 922:Welsh Mountain 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 802:Hampshire Down 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 712:Border Cheviot 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 683: 681: 673: 672: 667: 660: 659: 656: 655: 652: 651: 649: 648: 643: 637: 635: 629: 628: 626: 625: 620: 615: 610: 604: 602: 598: 597: 595: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 572:Old Gloucester 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 543: 541: 537: 536: 534: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 507: 505: 499: 498: 496: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 423:Beef Shorthorn 420: 418:Aberdeen Angus 414: 412: 402: 401: 396: 389: 388: 383:breeds of the 379: 377: 376: 369: 362: 354: 347: 346: 332: 320: 313: 295: 279: 262: 238: 236: 233: 213: 210: 197: 194: 168:Leicestershire 143: 140: 114: 113: 111: 110: 107:Sus domesticus 103: 95: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 67:United Kingdom 65: 61: 60: 58: 57: 53: 51: 47: 46: 43: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1501: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1472: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1444: 1442: 1440: 1436: 1430: 1427: 1425: 1422: 1420: 1417: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1394:Abacot Ranger 1392: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1383: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1331:Nankin Bantam 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1267: 1263: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1207: 1203: 1199: 1194: 1190: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1130: 1128: 1124: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1054: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1003: 1001: 999: 995: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 978:Manx Loaghtan 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 955: 953: 949: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 684: 682: 678: 674: 670: 665: 661: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 634: 630: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 605: 603: 599: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 552:British White 550: 548: 545: 544: 542: 538: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 508: 506: 504: 500: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 415: 413: 411: 407: 403: 399: 394: 390: 386: 385:British Isles 382: 375: 370: 368: 363: 361: 356: 355: 352: 342: 341:"Large White" 336: 333: 329: 324: 321: 316: 310: 306: 299: 296: 292: 286: 284: 280: 276: 271: 269: 267: 263: 259: 258:9781780647944 255: 251: 250: 243: 240: 234: 232: 230: 223: 218: 211: 209: 202: 195: 193: 191: 186: 184: 180: 176: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 141: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 122:is a British 121: 109: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 85: 80: 77: 74: 70: 66: 62: 55: 54: 52: 48: 41: 36: 30: 19: 1470: 1336:Norfolk Grey 1213:Anglo-Nubian 1097:Middle White 1091: 852:Norfolk Horn 562:Irish Moiled 540:Dual purpose 503:Dairy cattle 335: 323: 304: 298: 248: 242: 226: 207: 187: 172: 160:Middle White 145: 131: 128:domestic pig 119: 117: 105: 29: 1447:Brecon Buff 1361:Scots Dumpy 1321:Modern Game 1311:Indian Game 1170:Small White 1165:Small Black 1092:Large White 1087:Large Black 1067:British Lop 1016:South Devon 927:Wensleydale 862:Oxford Down 812:Hill Radnor 787:Exmoor Horn 777:Dorset Horn 772:Dorset Down 742:Clun Forest 646:Blue Albion 613:Tory Island 493:Welsh Black 483:South Devon 468:Lincoln Red 410:Beef cattle 156:Small White 120:Large White 50:Other names 1484:Pig breeds 1478:Categories 1366:Scots Grey 1135:Cumberland 897:Shropshire 877:Rough Fell 817:Kerry Hill 623:White Park 235:References 164:Cumberland 1404:Orpington 1399:Aylesbury 1351:Orpington 1057:Berkshire 968:Hebridean 951:Primitive 917:Teeswater 912:Swaledale 902:Southdown 832:Llanwenog 752:Dalesbred 732:Cambridge 601:Primitive 567:Glamorgan 557:Droimeann 478:Shorthorn 433:Blue Grey 381:Livestock 183:herd-book 148:Yorkshire 136:Yorkshire 56:Yorkshire 1452:Shetland 1419:Shetland 1371:Sebright 1356:Rosecomb 1283:Chickens 1223:Bilberry 1107:Tamworth 892:Shetland 867:Portland 807:Herdwick 782:Easycare 747:Cotswold 641:Alderney 587:Shetland 582:Red Poll 577:Pembroke 521:Guernsey 511:Ayrshire 463:Highland 458:Hereford 453:Galloway 170:breeds. 72:Standard 1306:Ixworth 1301:Dorking 1271:Poultry 1127:Extinct 998:Extinct 958:Boreray 907:Suffolk 882:Ryeland 827:Lincoln 737:Cheviot 633:Extinct 179:Windsor 152:crossed 142:History 1414:Magpie 1376:Sussex 1316:Legbar 1050:Extant 872:Romney 847:Masham 792:Galway 680:Extant 618:Vaynol 547:Albion 526:Jersey 488:Sussex 443:Dexter 398:Cattle 311:  256:  82:Traits 1439:Geese 1386:Ducks 1248:Pygmy 1243:Irish 1218:Bagot 1198:Goats 1145:Grice 1112:Welsh 1077:Essex 973:Jacob 837:Lleyn 669:Sheep 531:Kerry 473:Luing 438:Devon 124:breed 90:white 1039:Pigs 988:Soay 842:Lonk 309:ISBN 254:ISBN 166:and 118:The 87:Hair 44:Boar 222:sty 212:Use 177:in 126:of 100:Pig 1480:: 282:^ 265:^ 373:e 366:t 359:v 317:. 260:. 20:)

Index

Large White (pig)
a white pig with upright ears
British Pig Association
Pig
breed
domestic pig
Yorkshire
Yorkshire
crossed
Small White
Middle White
Cumberland
Leicestershire
Royal Agricultural Show
Windsor
herd-book
American Yorkshire


sty
intensive pig farming
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding
ISBN
9781780647944



The Large White

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.