YORKSHIRE

Also called large white, breed of swine produced in the 18th century by crossing the large indigenOus white pig of north England whit the smaller, fatter, white Chinese pig. The well  freshed Yorkshire is solid white whit erect ears.

Although originally a bacon breed, the Yorkshire rose to rpominebce in the lean-meat vategory during the 20th century in the United States.

The boar is used considerably as a sire of crossbred litters out of coloured dams. The Yorkshire is probably teh most midely distributed breed of pig in the world.