do any breeds of farm pigs still grow tusks

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The sows will also have tusks, but the tend to be slower growing and not so noticible. Sugar Mountain Farm has some good pictures of tusks that are for sale.
 
are large blacks the only domestic breed left that has tusks? i look aat pix i never see the tusks tho lol i just see a fat black pig with big ears

i dont want to buy tusks i love the look i think it makes them so cute and beautiful
 
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My boar Yorkshire is about 3yrs old and he has tusks that stick out about 2-3in. He weighs 400+ pounds. The sows which are about the same age and weight show a little bump where their tusks would point out, it doesn't grow as much on a sow as a boar. When they open their mouths they look about an inch long. The females are blue butts that were Yorkshire/Hampshire crossed. I butchered two last month, one for sausage which weighed about 400 pounds on the hoof and which was a cut male, his tusks never grew big. He was only 1 1/2yrs old though. The sow I butchered for cut meat was over 2yrs old and her tusks never grew out. The longer you allow them to live will decide how long the tusks grow.
 
The pig farm down the road removes the tusk/teeth from his domesticated stock when they are small. He said all pigs can grow tusks if given a chance. Some types get bigger than others, but he did not know which ones.
 
All pigs have the ability to grow tusks, male and female. Most people just cut/ remove them so that they wont grow as they age. I use to work on a pig farm and when we cut the teeth we put them in a box. Had close to 2000 teeth.
 
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