Chester White the summer. A notable Chester White breeder is Randy Schmidt of Williamsburg, Iowa. Randy has been raising quality Chester Whites for nearly half a century and earned the breed's Distinguished Service Award in 2006. For over a half century, Randy Schmidt has worked in the swine industry producing healthy, high quality pig genetics to ensure his customers are more profitable. Specializing in Chester White hogs and located in Iowa, Randy has sold breeding stock across the United States. Chester White The Chester White is a breed of domestic pig which originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was formerly known as
Breed registry conformation shows. For the breed to move to the Miscellaneous class and then to fully recognized status, the breed's stud book must be closed. A closed stud book allows the breed to stay very pure to its type, but limits its ability to be improved. This may put a breed at a disadvantage, especially in performance disciplines, where an animal is worth more if it is successful in competition even if it is not pure. It also limits the gene pool, which may make certain undesirable characteristics become accentuated in the breed, such as a poor conformational fault or a