Middle White Yorkshire

Capable of surviving
in any type of climate

Non-aggressive in
nature

Lean meat with even
fat cover

Easy to look after

The pig has got highest feed conversion efficiency i.e. they produce more live Weight gain from a given weight of feed than any other class of meat producing animals except broilers.

The pig can utilize wide variety of feed stuffs viz. grains, forages, damaged feeds and garbage and convert them into valuable nutritious meat. However, feeding of damaged grains, garbage and other unbalanced rations may result in lower feed efficiency.

They are prolific with shorter generation interval. A sow can be bred as early as 8-9 months of age and can farrow twice in a year. They produce 6-12 piglets in each farrowing.

Pig farming requires small investment on buildings and equipments

Pigs are known for their meat yield, which in terms of dressing percentage ranges from 65 - 80 in comparison to other livestock species whose dressing yields may not exceed 65%.

6. Pork is most nutritious with high fat and low water content and has got better energy value than that of other meats. It is rich in vitamins like thiamine, Niacin And riboflavin.

7. Pigs manure is widely used as fertilizer for agriculture farms and fish ponds.

8. Pigs store fat rapidly for which there is an increasing demand from poultry feed, soap, paints and other chemical industries.

9. Pig farming provides quick returns since the marketable weight of fatteners can be achieved with in a period of 6-8 months.

10. There is good demand from domestic as well as export market for pig products such as pork, bacon, ham, sausages, lard etc.

Grows rapidly gives good dressing percentage

Not so prolific as large white Yorkshire

Males - 250-340 kg

Females - 180-270 kg