This is a list of pig breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
| Breed name | Notes | Image |
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| American Berkshire[1]: 536 | .jpg)
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| American Landrace[2] | ||
| American Yorkshire[2] | 
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| Chester White[2] | 
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| Choctaw Hog[2] | ||
| Duroc[2] | 
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| Guinea Hog[2] | 
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| Hampshire[2] | 
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| Hereford[2] | .jpg)
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| Lacombe | Canada;[3] in the USA known as Saddleback[2] | |
| Mulefoot[2] | ||
| Ossabaw Island Hog[2] | 
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| Pineywoods[2] | ||
| Poland China[2] | 
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| Red Wattle Hog[2] | .jpg)
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| Spotted Poland China[2] | 
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| Yucatan Miniature[2] |
References
edit- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Breed data sheet: United States of America, Pig. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2022.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Canada, Pig. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2022.