Danish Landrace pigs are a medium to large white
breed of pig. They have long bodies, fine hair, long snouts, and heavy drooping
ears. There are two distinct varieties, the white and the piebald.
The first registered Landrace herd was
established in 1896 in Denmark, with the first progeny and sibling tests in
1907. Since then, production and quality testing have become a regular part of
the Danish swine improvement program. Primarily because of this breed, Denmark
had become the world's chief bacon-exporting country and for many years refused
to export purebred Landrace breeding stock to protect this position.
Registrations are governed by Denmarks Landsudvalget for Svineavl og
Production (National Committee for Breeding and Production).
Danish Landrace pigs have been exported to the
United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, People's Republic
of China, Philippines, Malaysia, Sweden, Thailand, the former U.S.S.R.,
Albania, Hungary, Greece, Germany, and several African countries.
About Danish Landrace Pigs
