BERKSHIRE
A Berkshire
shall be:
1. A black and white animal with erect ears exhibiting Berkshire
character.
2. A Berkshire must have white on all four legs, face and tail (unless
tail is docked).
One
of the white leg points may also be missing.
3. Must be ear notched within seven days of birth.
4. A Berkshire must NOT have a solid white or a solid black face from the
ears forward.
5. A Berkshire must NOT have a solid black nose (rim of nose).
6. White is allowed on the ears, but NO solid white may appear on the ears.
7.
Occassional
splash of white may appear on the
body.
CHESTER WHITE
1. Must
possess Chester White Breed Character.
2. Must be earnotched within seven days of birth.
3. Must be solid white in color, no color on the skin larger than a
silver dollar, no colored hair.
4. Ears must be down and
medium size.
5. Any signs of weighted ear tags or evidence of past existence of
such ear tags are determined to be not
permissible and are
grounds for disqualification.
DUROC
1. Must be red in color and possess Duroc Breed Character. (ears
must be down and medium
size)
2. Must be earnotched within seven days of birth.
3. Must NOT have any white hair located on the animal.
4. Must NOT have any black hair.
5. Must NOT have more than three black
spots on the skin and none
of these spots can be larger than two inches in diameter.
6. Must NOT have any shading or
indication of a belt.
HAMPSHIRE
1. Must be
black in color with a white belt starting on the front leg.
The belt may partially or totally encircle the
body.
2. Must possess Hampshire
Breed character. (ears must be erect
and not rounded)
3. Must be earnotched within seven days of
birth.
4. Must NOT have any white hair or
indications of streaking on the
forehead.
5. Must NOT have any red hair.
LANDRACE
1. Must be
white in color and possess Landrace Breed character.
(ears must be down)
2. Must be earnotched within
seven days of birth.
3. Must NOT allow any color hair other than white.
4. Must NOT allow more than three spots of skin pigmentation.
5. Must NOT allow any spot of skin pigmentation larger than one
U.S. minted quarter.
POLAND CHINA
1. Must possess Poland China Breed character.
2. Must be earnotched within seven days of birth.
3. Must be black with six white points (face, feet and tail) with an
occasional splash of white on the body. A hog may not possess more than one
black leg and be determined as a Poland China. (Tail docking is permissible
eliminating that white point.)
4. Must have
ears down.
5. Must NOT have evidence of belt formation.
6. Cannot have any red or sandy hair and/or pigment.
7. Hogs that have weighted ear
tags or evidence of tampering with
possible ear tags are ineligible.
SPOTTED SWINE
1. Must be
black and white in color.
2. Must possess Spotted Breed character.
3. Must be earnotched within seven days of birth.
4. Ears must not be erect.
5. Any red tinted or sandy brown spots are ineligible.
6. No solid black head from ears forward.
7. No distinct white belt pattern (hair or skin) encircling and
extending down and onto each shoulder.
YORKSHIRE
1. Must be
white in color and possess Yorkshire Breed character.
(ears must be erect)
2. Must be earnotched within seven days of
birth.
3. Must NOT have any colored hair other than white.
4. Must NOT have colored skin
pigmentation larger than one U.S.
minted silver
dollar.
5. Must NOT have masking above the eyes larger than a silver
dollar.
