How much weigh the largest pigs in the world, representatives of the Guinness Book of Records
China and the United States have raised the largest pigs in the world, and these countries are also leading in terms of the number of pigs. As of 2017, there were 73,414,900 in the United States of America, and 451,125,000 in the PRC. Humanity has been engaged in pig breeding since the time of the primitive communal system. With the advent of large cities, the demand for pork meat has grown. Thanks to breeding work, productive breeds appeared, distinguished by their enormous size and weight.
The biggest pigs
For the cultivation of record heavy boars, purebred pigs of a good breed are taken. Thanks to index selection, they are distinguished by early maturity and productivity. Already by the year, thoroughbred pigs amaze with their impressive dimensions and impressive weight. 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 in length and weigh 300-350 kg. The chest girth 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 livestock of Landrace is recorded in Australia, Canada, Norway, Finland.
English white
A one-year-old piglet weighs 180-300 kg, a 2-3-year-old English white sow - 220-360 kg, a 3-5 year old boar - 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 boars of the Large White breed exceeds half a ton. Ordinary pigs raised in private backyards and farms weigh about 400 kg.
Duroc
American early maturing beef breed of red color. 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 |
| Torso length (cm) | 185 | 175 |
| Weight, kg) | 320 | 240 |
The meat of this breed is appreciated for its good taste and dietary qualities.
Latvian white
The dimensions of the boars and sows of the Latvian white breed are impressive. The weight of an adult animal exceeds 300 kg.
| Animal gender | Torso length (cm) | Bust (cm) |
| Boar | 170-180 | 165 |
| Sow | 155-160 | 147 |
A meat breed popular in Latvia and in the northwestern regions of the Russian Federation. She was bred by crossing Latvian breeds with English large white, German white long-eared, white short-eared.
Pigs from the Guinness Book of Records
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 was called Big Bil. It reached its size thanks to Elias Buford Butler, a farmer from Tennessee. The belly of a well-fed wild boar hung to the floor and touched it when walking.
The record holder's life ended on his way to the Chicago Exposition in 1933. The boar broke his leg due to the abrupt stop of the truck, and the owner did not calculate the dose of the medicine. The story of Big Beale's life is still being retold. The owner made sure that his pet was remembered longer; he made a stuffed animal out of the dead giant. Now, unfortunately, it is lost.
The second famous giant boar was raised by the Chinese farmer Chun Chun. The years of life of the giant boar are 1999-2004. It weighed a little less than a ton with a body length of 2.5 m. In the yard, the owner made a sandy bed for a huge pig, washed it every day and took it out for a walk.
Curious people came to gaze at a giant pig with huge fangs, they were about 15 cm long. Chun Chun claimed that his pet ate for ten. The pet reached its large size only thanks to the owner. At first the piglet grew frail, but the love and work of Chun Chun did their job.
Another record-holder pig, raised in America, weighed 1.2 tons with a body length of 2.5 m. Her name was Big Norma. In 2007, the giant animal died of a heart attack and was buried by its owner Carrie Dart.
The body length of a huge live 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 hog with the nickname Old Slots 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 2017, at the exhibition “The King of Pigs ", 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. Average boar weight is 270 kg. This is what Raphael Reina-Hurtado says. While exploring the nature of the continent, he managed to film the pig. Their impressive size 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 on pork. The nickname of the largest Turkish boar was Attila, he weighed 350 kg. The facts of encounters with huge boars living in the wild were recorded by the inhabitants of America.
The first incident happened in 2004. On a hunt in the state of Georgia, they shot an animal weighing 3 centners, 3 m long. The carcass of a boar was carefully examined, it was found that it was a mixture of domestic and wild pigs. The second incident also happened in the United States while hunting. Interestingly, an 11-year-old boy was the lucky shooter. During the hunt, he shot a huge pig weighing about 5 centners, at least 3.5 m long.Hunters were impressed by the length of the animal's canines - 13 cm.
Unusual animals are always interesting. 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 knowing facts, numbers, watching photos and videos about wild and domestic animals of unusually large size and weight.
