Pig show






Pig judging in Britain


Pig shows are an event where pigs are evaluated for their quality. They are evaluated on a multitude of things which include composition (muscle vs. fat), capaciousness, and skeletal integrity along with general appearance and conformation to their respective breed. Other names for a pig show include swine show and hog show. A pig show is frequently part of a larger agricultural show.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Swine judging


  • 3 Pig shows by country


    • 3.1 Major Pig shows in the United States


    • 3.2 Pig shows in People's Republic of China


    • 3.3 Pig Show in Australia




  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 External links





History


Pig shows began on farms where the owner and other pig farmers would gather to decide which pig had the best qualities for breeding. These would not be named pig shows, but ultimately they were making a decision on which animals to retain to breed. Eventually, breeders would meet at a specified location and bring an outside person to evaluate their pigs, and to order them in a ranking. These were the first shows.


A show is typically divided up into classes so that the judge can study fewer pigs at a time. Typically these classes are broken down to the breed of pig, weight, or age. There are division or breed champions and reserve champions. Then ultimately, an over-all grand champion will be chosen.
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Swine judging


Swine judging is the process of selectively ordering swine or domestic pigs in order to determine the best pig. For market hogs, traits are ranked in order of their importance: Degree of muscling, growth, capacity or volume, degree of leanness, structure and soundness.[2]
For breeding gilts, the traits by order of importance are: Structure and soundness, Growth, Underline quality, Capacity or volume, Degree of muscling, Degree of leanness.[3]


A judge will have different priorities and rank importance of certain traits differently than other judges. Judges are selected because they are typically influential breeders within the show pig industry.



Pig shows by country



Major Pig shows in the United States











































Name of Pig Show
 Location
North American International Livestock Exposition
 Louisville, Kentucky
World Pork Expo and Junior Event
Des Moines, Iowa
Summer Type Conference and National Junior Summer Spectacular
Louisville, Kentucky
Southeast Type Conference
 Perry, Georgia
Summer Type Conference (CPS)
Springfield, Illinois
Oklahoma Youth Expo
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Southwest Type Conference
Belton, Texas
Southwest Hampshire Type Conference
Sweetwater, Texas
National Barrow Show
 Austin, Minnesota

Show pig breeds in the United States














Berkshire
Chester White
Duroc
Hampshire
Hereford
Landrace
Poland China
Spot
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Cross Bred


Pig shows in People's Republic of China


In China, the first pig show was the Guangdong Breeding Pigs Auction which began January 18, 1996.[4] Most pig shows in china are pig-breeding auctions. More than 10 provinces have in the past hosted these pig-breeding auctions, but only two provinces (Guangdong Province and Hubei Province) still host it.[5]


















Name of Pig Show
 Location
 Date
Guangdong Pig Industry Expo(Chinese: 广东省养猪产业博览会)
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
 June 16 - June 18 and December 16 - December 18, twice per year
Hubei Breeding Pigs Auction(Chinese: 湖北种猪测定拍卖会)
Wuhan, Hubei Province
 October 17 - October 18, once per year


Pig Show in Australia


In Australia, The Sydney Royal Easter Show Competition is held annually.
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is one of the largest and most prestigious Pig Shows in Australia. It is held in Sydney, at the Paddington Pavilion. Pigs were exhibited at the first Sydney Royal Easter Show in 1858 and the pig competition has been held at nearly every show since. Exhibitors that compete at the Sydney Royal Pig Show are often from small family-based Stud farms.[6]


Pig breeds exhibited include:
Berkshire (pig),
Duroc (pig),
Hampshire (pig),
American Landrace,
Large White pig,
Tamworth pig
Wessex Saddleback pig.



See also


  • Swine judging


Notes





  1. ^ Wendt, K.


  2. ^ "Ranking of Traits for Market Hogs". University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Ranking of Traits for Maternal Line Breeding Gilts". University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-19.


  4. ^ 拍卖与养猪生产发展的融合——第7届湖北种猪拍卖展销暨学术交流会 (in Chinese). 中国种猪信息网. Retrieved 2007-10-19.


  5. ^ 广东省种猪拍卖会举行 长白种猪2万元夺魁 (in Chinese). 广东农业信息网. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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  6. ^ Sydney Royal Pig Show "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2010-12-12.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)




External links



  • National Swine Registry

  • Swine Genetics Publications

  • Purdue Pork Page

  • Babcock Genetics Inc.

  • Babcock Genetics Inc.

  • Chinese Pig Show









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