Danish Landrace pig

The Danish Landrace, Danish: Hvid Dansk Landrace, is a Danish breed of pig. It is of medium to large size, white in colour with a long body, fine hair, a long snout, and heavy drooping ears. There are two distinct varieties, the white (hvid) and the piebald (sortbroget).

This article is about the pig breed. For similarly-named varieties of livestock, see Danish landrace.
Danish Landrace
Sow, photograph from 1909
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 148 
  • DAD-IS (2022): unknown/at risk
Other names
  • Dansk Landrace
  • Hvid Dansk Landrace
Country of originDenmark
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    325 kg
  • Female:
    225
Height
  • 90 cm
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus
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