Thai Pork

Sources

The weights and the breed history on this site come from the pages below, read on November 14, 2026. The weights are from American farm colleges and are a guide. Your own pig is weighed.

How much pork is in a pig

  1. Buying animals for meat processing: half a hog. University of Minnesota Extension (typical weight of pork from half a hog, typical cuts, freezer space). https://extension.umn.edu/node/29961
  2. Youth Swine Marketing. Michigan State University Extension (dressing percentage from live weight to carcass; retail cuts as a share of carcass weight). https://www.canr.msu.edu/manistee/4-h/Youth%20Swine%20Marketing.pdf
  3. How much meat should a hog yield? University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension (why boneless and closely trimmed cuts lower the take-home weight). https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/articles/how-much-meat-should-a-hog-yield/

The Berkshire pig

  1. Berkshire pig. Wikipedia (a British breed from the county of Berkshire; black with white points; American Berkshire Association founded 1875; the Kagoshima Berkshire and the name Kurobuta). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_pig
  2. What is Kurobuta pork? Snake River Farms (Kurobuta as the Japanese name, 'black hog'; the breed's marbling). https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/recipes/post/what-is-kurobuta-pork/

Cooking it safely

  1. Cooking meat? Check the new recommended temperatures. U.S. Department of Agriculture (whole cuts of pork to 145 °F, measured with a thermometer, then three minutes of rest). https://www.usda.gov/node/14984
  2. USDA updates meat safety cooking temperatures. Meat+Poultry (ground pork to 160 °F; pork at 145 °F may still be pink and is safe). https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/5185-usda-updates-meat-safety-cooking-temperatures

Keeping it

  1. Cold Food Storage Chart. FoodSafety.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (refrigerator and freezer times for chops, roasts, ground meat, sausage and bacon). https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/cold-food-storage-charts
  2. Food storage. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (frozen food stays safe; freezer times are about quality). https://food.unl.edu/food-storage
  3. Basics for handling food safely. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (meat thawed in the refrigerator may be refrozen; thawed any other way, cook it first). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-A110-PURL-gpo26772/pdf/GOVPUB-A110-PURL-gpo26772.pdf