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>Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded at 2,552 lb (1,157 kg), was a Poland China. Poland Chinas rank highest in U.S. pork production in pounds of hog per sow
by Merrill 7y ago
>Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded at 2,552 lb (1,157 kg), was a Poland China. Poland Chinas rank highest in U.S. pork production in pounds of hog per sow per year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_China
However, "Poland China" has nothing to do with China, and it is a US breed originating in Ohio.
Hogs grow quite large. Due to the shortage and the rising prices, farmers are letting their hogs grow larger, rather than marketing them at the usual weights. The meat may be a little fattier and not as tender in the older animal, although Chinese cusine may not care about that. But it's not like they are genetically engineering giant mutant pigs.
- technotony 7y ago> it's not like they are genetically engineering giant mutant pigs. No but they've gene edited pet dwarf pigs: https://www.nature.com/news/gene-edited-micropigs-to-be-sold-as-pets-at-chinese-institute-1.18448 https://www.nature.com/news/gene-edited-micropigs-to-be-sold...