Poland China

Poland China
Poland China boars in Florida in about 1917
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk: 148 
Other names
  • Warren County Hog
  • Miami
  • Big China
  • Poland
  • Poland-China
Country of originUSA
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    290 kg (640 lb)
  • Female:
    240 kg (530 lb)
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Poland China is an American breed of domestic pig. It was first bred in Warren County in Ohio, in the American Midwest. Its origins lie in a small number of pigs of Chinese type bought in 1816, which were cross-bred with a variety of breeds of European origin including the Berkshire. It was bred as a lard pig, and is among the largest of all pig breeds.: 535 : 193 

It is the oldest American breed of swine.

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