The Welsh pig is a domestic breed of pig which is native to Wales. It is a large white breed that has been raised in Wales since time immemorial.
The breed is well known for it’s hardiness in extensive or outdoor养猪系统。威尔士品种实际上来自威尔士的各个城镇，尤其是来自中威尔士，蒙哥马利，开衫以及卡马森和彭布罗克。
The breed was once in the danger of extinction. It experienced a decline in numbers in the late 20th century. But the Rare Breeds Survival Trust was set up in 1973 for trying to prevent the extinction of many of the British traditionalpig breeds.
Today the Welsh pig breed is not so widely kept as a pure breed, but it is used extensively in crossbreeding programs.
Total number of the registered breeding animals had dwindled by 2005, and the breed was declared ‘濒临灭绝’，后来被重新分类为稀有品种。
2008年有24条血统的108名男性注册男性，有373位注册的女性。到2012年，他们的总数已增长，注册男性的总数为238和837名注册女性。
The Welsh Pig Society became a member of the National Pig Breeders Association in 1952 (which is now known as theBritish Pig Association). Read some more information about the breed below.
目录
威尔士猪的身体特征
The Welsh pig is long sized animals and has pear-shaped body. It’s skin is thin and unwrinkled, and the coat is fine and straight. It is usually white in color, but occasionally has a few black spots.
It has a moderately wide head with straight nose and lopped ears (although the ears do not quite extend as far as the snout).
威尔士猪的脖子中等深处，肩膀在顶部平坦，支撑了长，坚固且水平的后背。他们的前肢被广泛隔开，肋骨笼子很深。
Both male and female Welsh pigs usually have at least twelve teats. The tail of the Welsh pig is thick and smooth at the root and it’s underline is straight.
它的后期并不脆弱，但很坚固，牢固且厚实的火腿牢固。威尔士猪的腰部被固定好，侧面和腹部是tick虫。
The mature boars on average weight about 250 kg. And average live body weight of the mature sows range from about 150 to 200 kg. Photo and info from维基百科.
用途
The Welsh pig produces very high quality bacon and pork. It is breed commercially, and it provides a lean carcass with a high killing out percentage.
Special Notes
威尔士猪非常耐心，它因其艰难而闻名farming系统。随着广泛的系统，该品种在室内也可以很好地蓬勃发展。它非常适合生产非常高质量的培根和猪肉。
The breed retains sufficient fat cover for producing succulent, well flavored meat but is not excessively fat. Their meat grades well even when grown on to heavier weights.
Other advantages of the Welsh pig include a very good feed to meat conversion ratio. The sows have very good mothering abilities and the piglets have relatively a high survival rate.
For producing fast-growing, cross-bred progeny, the sows can be used in a breeding program with Large White or Landrace boars.
The Welsh boars can also be used on other rare breed sows for producing leaner and faster growing young with improved conformation. However, review full breed profile of the Welsh pig in the following chart.
| Breed Name | Welsh | |
| 其他名字 | 没有任何 | |
| Special Notes | 能很好地适应几乎所有的气候,非常哈rdy, fertile, excellent maternal abilities, thrive well in both indoors and outdoors, very high quality bacon and pork, grow relatively faster | |
| 繁殖大小 | 中等的 | |
| 公猪 | Around 250 kg | |
| 母猪 | Vary from 150 to 200 kg | |
| 气候耐受性 | All climates | |
| 外套颜色 | 通常是白色的，有时有几个黑点 | |
| 稀有 | 常见的 | |
| Country/Place of Origin | Wales |
