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Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States
This is a list of pig breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Around 600 breeds of pig have been created by farmers around the world, mainly in Europe and Asia, differing in coloration, shape, and size. [88] According to The Livestock Conservancy , as of 2016, three breeds of pig are critically rare (having a global population of fewer than 2000).
Pages in category "Pig breeds" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pigs may refer to members of the domestic pig species Sus domesticus; the Sus genus that includes wild and domestic pigs; or the family Suidae that contains Sus. Lists of pigs include: List of pig breeds; List of suines, species in the suborder Suina, which includes Suidae and Tayassuidae; List of individual pigs; List of fictional pigs
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Although many folks are misled by the idea of 'teacup pigs,' there isn't truly a miniature pig breed. Some breeds, like pot-bellied pigs , are naturally smaller than others, but no pig stays as ...
The first mini pig breed developed in the United States was the Minnesota minipig, which emerged in the 1940s. [4] [5]In the 1960s, Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs that grew up to 91 kilograms (200 lb) were sent to zoos in Western cities [6] and were used for medical research in the fields of toxicology, pharmacology, pulmonology, cardiology, aging, and as a source of organs for organ ...