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Evaluating Capacity or Volume
 width
width is best evaluated starting at the ground
and working your way up. Pigs with good width will walk
and stand wide both in the front and rear, and will
have good width through the chest. Also, top width (the
top 1/3) and base width (the lower 1/3) should be equal,
with the middle 1/3 of the animal being the widest.
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Good width |
The pig on the left is too narrow. Notice how narrow
the pig tracks when viewed from the front as the pig
is walking. The pig on the right has good width, being
wide based when viewed in a standing position.
This picture illustrates a pig with good chest width,
which equates to good capacity or volume.
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