The Chester White is a
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of
domestic pig which originated in
Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was formerly known as the Chester County White.
History
The Chester White was first developed around 1815–1818, using strains of large, white pigs common to the Northeast U.S. and a white boar imported from
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Duke of Bedford,
Bedfordshire county,
England, referred to as the Woburn breed, brought by Captain Jefferies of
Liverpool,
England.
Breed associations
O.I.C.
The "International Ohio Improved Chester Swine Record Association" was formed in 1891, and incorporated in 1895, in
Yates County
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,
New York
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. The breed was officially named the Ohio Improved Chester with OIC commonly used. The 51-member Board of Directors included members from
Maine,
Texas,
Iowa,
Michigan,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
Wisconsin,
Connecticut,
Kansas,
Ohio,
Illinois,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Carolina,
California,
New Jersey,
Georgia, Pennsylvania,
Florida,
Arkansas,
Kentucky,
Indiana, and
Santa Clara, Cuba. The association implemented the use of
ear tags as early as 1895.
The Chester White Swine Record Association
In 1913, the American Chester White Record Association (1885) and the Standard Chester White Record Association (1890) combined to form the Chester White Swine Record Association.
In 1914, all breed organizations were consolidated under the Chester White Swine Record Association, an act which aided the spread of the breed into the rest of the country.
Some historians conjecture that Chinese pigs were also added to the mix.
Current
The Certified Pedigreed Swine Association (CPS) was formed in 1997, to combine the records of the Chester White,
Poland China, and Spotted, into a central organization with individual state organizations being members.
The Chester White is not a versatile breed suited to both
intensive and extensive husbandry. Though not as popular as the
Duroc,
Yorkshire, or
Hampshire,
the Chester White is actively used in commercial crossbreeding operations for pork.
The Chester White is the most durable of the white breeds; it can gain as much as a day and gain for every of grain it is fed. Their pale color leaves Chester Whites prone to sunburn; they must be given access to shade in the summer.
See also
*
List of domestic pig breeds
There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig ''(Sus scrofa domesticus)''.
List with classification and standards
See also
* List of sheep breeds
* List of goat breeds
* List of cattle breeds
* Lists of domestic animal breeds
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References
{{Pig breeds of Canada and the United States
pig breeds originating in the United States