do any breeds of farm pigs still grow tusks

[animals1981]

does anyone know?

 

[eggbuster]

I have Large Blacks. The boys grow tusks.

 

[animals1981]

any breeds the females still grow tusks

 

[eggbuster]

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.

 

[animals1981]

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

 

[my sunwolf]

Hm, I know some potbelly crosses that have small tusks, not sure of breeds though. Are you talking about meat pigs?

 

[animals1981]

yeah

 

[Hollow Point]

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.

 

[Gallus Sapien]

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.

 

[Alicia G]

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.