The biggest pig in the world: how much it weighs, breeds, Guinness Book of Records
China and the United States have grown the largest pigs in the world, these countries are also leaders in the number of pigs. For 2022-2023, there were 73,414,900 of them in the United States of America, and 451,125,000 in China. Humanity has been breeding pigs since the time of the primitive communal system. With the advent of large cities, the need for pork meat has grown. Thanks to selection work, productive breeds have appeared that stand out for their huge size and weight.
The biggest pigs
Purebred piglets of a good breed are taken to grow record heavy boars.Thanks to index selection, they are distinguished by precocity and productivity. Already by the year, thoroughbred pigs amaze with their impressive dimensions and impressive weight. The genetic characteristics of the breed, the conditions in which the animals are kept, and the quality of the feed affect the size and body weight.
Landrace
Huge boars grow up to 2 m long and weigh 300-350 kg. The chest circumference of an adult animal is 1.5 m. This meat breed was bred in Denmark. It was obtained by crossing breeding individuals of the English White breed with local pigs. The largest number of Landrace recorded in Australia, Canada, Norway, Finland.
English White
A one-year-old pig weighs 180-300 kg, a 2-3-year-old English White sow weighs 220-360 kg, a 3-5 year old boar weighs 270-350 kg. Outstanding specimens of this breed gain 550-600 kg of live weight. The English white pig has a strong, large skeleton, a long body:
- boar - 190 cm;
- sow - 170 cm.
Representatives of this breed have tender meat with thin layers of tender fat.
Large White
This variety is especially popular in Russia. The first breeding pigs were brought from England in the 19th century. The weight of the largest Large White boars exceeds half a ton. Ordinary pigs raised in private backyards, farms, weigh about 400 kg.
Duroc
American early maturing red meat breed. The weight of piglets at birth is 1.1-1.6 kg, at the time of weaning from the sow about 20 kg, by 6 months they weigh about a centner.
| Characteristic | Boar | Sow |
| 185 | 175 | |
| 320 | 240 |
The meat of this breed is valued for its good taste, dietary quality.
Latvian White
Boars and sows of the Latvian White breed are impressive in size. The weight of an adult animal exceeds 300 kg.
| Animal gender | Torso length (cm) | Bust (cm) |
| Boar | 170-180 | 165|
| 155-160 | 147 |
Meat breed, popular in Latvia and in the northwestern regions of the Russian Federation. She was bred by crossing pigs of Latvian breeds with English Large White, German White Long-Eared, White Short-Eared.
Guinness World Records Pigs
The fattest pigs were raised in America and China. The first record holder of the Guinness Book of Records weighed 1157 kg with a body length of 2.7 m.The boar's name was Big Bill. He reached his size thanks to Elias Buford Butler, a farmer from Tennessee. The belly of a well-fed boar hung to the floor, touching it when walking.
The life of the record holder ended on the way to the Chicago exhibition in 1933. The boar broke his leg due to a sudden stop of the truck, and the owner did not calculate the dose of the medicine. The story of Big Beal's life is still being retold. The owner made sure that his pet was remembered longer, he made a stuffed animal from the deceased giant. It is now, unfortunately, lost.
The second known giant boar was raised by Chinese farmer Chun Chun. Years of life of a giant boar - 1999-2004. He weighed a little less than a ton with a body length of 2.5 m. In the yard, the owner arranged a sandy bed for a huge pig, washed it every day and took it out for a walk.
Curious people came to stare at a giant pig with huge fangs, they were about 15 cm long.Chun Chun claimed that his pet ate for ten people. The pet reached a large size only thanks to the owner. At first, the piglet grew frail, but Chun Chun's love and work did their job.
Another record holder pig grown in America weighed 1.2 tons with a body length of 2.5 m. Her name was Big Norm. In 2007, the giant animal died of a heart attack and was buried by owner Carrie Dart.
The body length of a huge living pig, recently listed in the Guinness book, is 7 m. Her name is Rumba, she weighs 5 tons, lives in the United States of America on a farm in Florida. The largest of the recorded boars was a boar with the nickname Old Slot of the Gloucester breed (XIX century, England, Cheshire), its weight exceeded 6 tons, its height reached one and a half meters, the carcass length was at least 3 m. In 2022-2023 at the exhibition " King of the Pig”, which is held annually in China, the victory was won by a boar weighing 750 kg with a body length of 2 m. The height of the giant’s withers is impressive, it is not less than 1 m.
Giant wild boars
Wild forest pigs living in East Africa are the fattest. The average weight of a boar is 270 kg. So says Rafael Reina-Hurtado. While exploring the nature of the continent, he managed to film pigs. Their impressive dimensions amazed the naturalist.
Large wild pigs live in Turkey. Their development is favored by the mild Mediterranean climate and the fact that Muslims have a taboo for pork. The name of the largest Turkish boar was Attila, he weighed 350 kg. The facts of meetings with huge boars living in the wild were recorded by the inhabitants of America.
The first case occurred in 2004. On a hunt in the state of Georgia, an animal weighing 3 centners and 3 m long was shot. The carcass of a boar was carefully studied, and it was found that it was a mixture of domestic and wild pigs. The second case also happened in the USA while hunting. Interestingly, the lucky shooter was an 11-year-old boy.While hunting, he shot a huge pig weighing about 5 centners, at least 3.5 m long. The hunters were impressed by the length of the animal's fangs - 13 cm.
Unusual animals are always of interest. Farmers are interested in giant pigs for professional reasons. They are attracted by information about purebred champions. People who are naturally curious are simply interested in facts, figures, photos and videos about wild and domestic animals of unusually large size and weight.
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