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Evaluating Capacity or Volume
 Length
of Body
Length has increased in importance as the
swine industry has moved to a heavier market weight.
Length is measured visually from flank to flank. A hog's
typical growth curve is a combination of first growing
frame, then depositing muscle, and then depositing fat
as the animal matures. A hog that is longer bodied and
bigger framed will mature later, delaying fat being
deposited until 260 pounds instead of 220 pounds. Always
be careful of a hog appearing abnormally long taking
away from width and depth, thus, upsetting the animal's
balance. The pig on the left is too short bodied, while
the pig on the right has good body length.
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