farmerjan
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There are some breeders that have bred show pigs that have a double muscled rear... so the hams look like they are twice as big as the normal ones. I was very surprised to see them a few years back... There is a gene that occurs in every animal that controls the muscling... there are a few breeds of cattle that have been bred for the double muscling for years.... they can get extreme and look really weird but the ones that don't go to extremes are very beefy... like the "hulk" . I have seen them in the Hampshires and some in white breeds. I understood that they were very popular in the show ring back 5-10 years ago.
I like a real nice round rump and hams... but not to such extreme that they look weird. Also the double muscling can cause problems with pigs being born and such. Not for amateurs to be messing with. They are wide and can get stuck in the birthing process.
I like a real nice round rump and hams... but not to such extreme that they look weird. Also the double muscling can cause problems with pigs being born and such. Not for amateurs to be messing with. They are wide and can get stuck in the birthing process.