Characteristics of Yorkshire pigs

Yorkshire pig, which was bred in England in the 18th century, is a famous lean pig breed in the world. After years of domestication, Yorkshire pig has a good adaptability. The main advantages are fast growth, high feed reward, large litter size and high carcass lean percentage. At present, there are British, French, Canadian, American and other Yorkshire pig breeds introduced into China. Yorkshire breeds mainly use Yorkshire as female parents and Landrace pigs as male parents to produce large-scale crossbred sows or large-scale hybrid sows as basic female parents in large-scale pig farms. In rural areas, Yorkshire can also be used as a male parent to cross with local sows to produce dual commercial pigs.