United Pet Club

Pig pattern

Spotted

Distinct round spots on a contrasting ground: Dalmatians, spotted cats, pigs and rabbits; dark spots on a pink tongue.

15 Pig breeds list Spotted. It is in a club standard for 5 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 7 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Spotted

BreedBPAJPARBKPSRWHA
Gloucestershire Old SpotStandard (“spot of black hair on black skin”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Juliana pigNo rulingStandard (“Always spotted”)No rulingNo ruling
KunekuneNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Ginger and Black / Black and Ginger”)No ruling
Pietrain pigStandard (“white with black patches”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Red Wattle pigSkin and scalesNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“small dark or black spots less than a nickel size or freckles”)

Breeds where Spotted is a fault

BreedNSRBPA
Landrace pigSkin and scalesDisqualifying (“spots of skin pigmentation”)Fault (“black pigment”)
Tamworth pigSkin and scalesNo rulingFault (“black spots”)
Yorkshire pigSkin and scalesDisqualifying (“pigmentation spots”)Fault (“black and blue spots”)

Breeds where Spotted is disqualified or not accepted

BreedAMERICAN BERKSHIRECPSNSRBPARWHA
Berkshire pigDisqualifying (“spotted or mottling pattern”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Chester WhiteSkin and scalesNo rulingDisqualifying (“skin pigmentation other than white”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Duroc pigSkin and scalesNo rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“black spots on the skin”)No rulingNo ruling
Hereford pigSkin and scalesNo rulingDisqualifying (“black spots”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MangalitsaSkin and scalesNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“Generally spotted torso or head”)No ruling
Red Wattle pigNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNot recognized (“Hair spots”)
Spotted pigNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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