Australian Yorkshire
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The Australian Yorkshire is a breed of domestic pig
from Australia
that was originally a part of the Yorkshire breed of pigs from Yorkshire, England. It is the most "dominant breed [of pig] in Australia".
, a branch of the major Australian Yorkshire supplied named Australian Pork Limited was opened to cater to consumers in the country. The pigs sold in Singapore were fed barley grains
and soy beans, rather than whey powder, as the latter "gives the meat a milky taste that Singaporeans don't take well to".
to common Vietnamese
pigs. It concluded that the pigs breeds of Australian manufacture had "significant advantage over Vietnamese breeds in growth, efficiency and carcass lean and in littering performance".
Domestic pig
The domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
that was originally a part of the Yorkshire breed of pigs from Yorkshire, England. It is the most "dominant breed [of pig] in Australia".
Marketing
The breed is marketed globally, with special modifications being made for the Asian market. In SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, a branch of the major Australian Yorkshire supplied named Australian Pork Limited was opened to cater to consumers in the country. The pigs sold in Singapore were fed barley grains
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
and soy beans, rather than whey powder, as the latter "gives the meat a milky taste that Singaporeans don't take well to".
Breeding
In 2001, a study was conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam in Bihn Thang that compared the Australian Yorkshire and the DurocDuroc
Duroc may refer to:*Duroc , an older breed of American domestic pig*Duroc , a station on the Paris Métro Line 10 and Line 13*Géraud Duroc, duc de Frioul, a French general...
to common Vietnamese
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
pigs. It concluded that the pigs breeds of Australian manufacture had "significant advantage over Vietnamese breeds in growth, efficiency and carcass lean and in littering performance".