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Gascon
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Gascon pigs are a rare breed from the
mountainous and remote regions of France, and they probably are the most ancient
breed of pig in France.
Despite endangered Gascon pigs have many
valuable characteristics. Like most old-fashioned breeds, they are prone to
becoming very fat, but they are vigorous, hardy, thrifty and tolerant of hot
climates. The sows are prolific and have a good supply of milk for their
litters.
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German Landrace
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German Landrace pigs were developed around 1900,
in Lower Saxony, Germany from carefully selected pigs from the area. During the
years of 1948 to 1958, there were importations of Danish and Dutch Landrace
that were used to further improve the breed.
German Landrace pigs are very similar to other
Landrace pigs; they are white heavy drooping ears. However, they are not as
extreme in size and length as some of the Landrace strains of other nations.
German Landrace pig breeding selection efforts
have been especially directed toward excellent fertility, heavy milking, and
good mothering. There has been special attention, following weaning, to
efficiency in feed conversion and to high cut-out values.
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Gloucestershire Old Spot
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Gloucestershire Old Spots Pigs, or GOS hogs, are
from Gloucestershire County, England. They are known for their docility,
intelligence, and prolificacy. Boars reach a mature weight of 600 lbs (272 kg)
and sows 500 lbs (227 kg).
They are predominantly white with black spots
and there must be at least one spot on the body to be accepted in the registry.
Their maternal skills enable them to raise large litters of piglets on
pastures. Their disposition and self-sufficiency make them attractive for
farmers raising pasture pigs and those who want to add pigs to diversified
operations.
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Gottingen Mini
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Gottingen Minipig (also known as the Gottinger or Goettingen Minipig) are a breed of miniature swine developed specifically for use in biomedical research. They arernbest known for their exceptionally small size and their very clean andrnwell-characterized health status. Their development began in the late 1960s atrnthe Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Gottingen, Germany, by crossbreeding Minnesota minipigs, the Vietnamese Potbelly Pigs, and German Landrace pigs. Today they are is bred at four separate locations globally and are used in life-saving biomedical research all over the world.
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Grice
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Grice Pigs, also known as the Highland,
Hebridean or Irish pig, are an extinct pig from Scotland and Ireland. They
became extinct, surviving longest in the Shetland Isles, where they disappeared
in the late nineteenth century.
Accounts from the early 19th
century suggest the grice was an aggressive animal with small tusks, an arched
back, and a coat of stiff dark bristles over a fleece of wool. Most likely
ranchers stopped breeding them and turned to more docile pigs.
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Guinea Hog
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Guinea Hogs, also known as Pineywoods Guinea, Guinea
Forest Hog, Acorn Eater, and Yard Pigs, are unique to the United States.
Despite their name, Guinea Hogs are not from the country of Guinea. The Guinea
Hog has a black coat, sturdy body, curly tail and upright ears.
Guinea hogs are very easy hogs to keep. They
are good as free-range foragers but they are also at home in a farmyard. If
farrowing is planned in the spring or summer, just a dry covered nesting place
is needed. They are easy to contain with a high tensile electric fence (you
will need a low wire at 6 inches, 18 inches, and 30 inches). They are even
handy to have around because they eat snakes.
If they are habituated to people as piglets, they become d
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