Minnesota No. 3

Minnesota No. 3
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Photo Courtesy of University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, “Fig. 1. Results of scientific swi ne br eeding. Miniature pig at left weighs 28 pounds. Minnesota No.3 at the right weighs 145 pounds. Both were full-fed and both were 120 days old at the time picture was taken.” on Minnesota Farm and Home Science, 1956

Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

1956

Place of Breeding

Minnesota, USA

Variety

Experimental breed

References

American Swine Breeds Developed from Inbred Lines. THE UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM. (n.d.). http://www.universalcompendium.com/tables/science/tech/ah/sw.htm

GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD SPOTS BREED HISTORY. USGOS. (n.d.). https://www.usgospigs.com/breed-history

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.

University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station. (1956). Vol.XIII No.3 Swine Breeding for Tomorrow. Minnesota Farm and Home Science, 1–20. https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/26841267-ebef-42f0-9ef9-f03e0ab16ac1

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