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  2. Miniature pig - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Göttingen minipig - Wikipedia

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    The Göttingen minipig was the first miniature pig breed to be developed in Europe. They were available to the German biomedical research community from the late 1960s. Breeding began by crossing the Minnesota minipig, obtained from the Hormel Institute in the United States, and the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, obtained from a German zoo ...

  4. Vietnamese Pot-bellied - Wikipedia

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    Đông Hồ painting of pigs of I type Foraging on rice terraces in Sa Pa, in Lào Cai Province. Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I (Vietnamese: Lợn Ỉ) or I pig, [a] an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig. The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly, from which the name derives.

  5. How big do miniature pigs get? 'Teacup' variety may get ... - AOL

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    Potential 'mini' pig owners beware: The pets can grow to be about 200 pounds, experts say. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  6. List of pig breeds - Wikipedia

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    There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus ... Pennywell miniature pig: United Kingdom ... Vietnamese Pot-Bellied: Vietnam: 40–66 cm ...

  7. Kunekune - Wikipedia

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    The Kunekune (Māori pronunciation: [kʉnɛkʉnɛ]) [1] is a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. Kunekune are hairy with a rotund build, and may bear wattles hanging from their lower jaws. Their colour ranges from black and white, to ginger, cream, gold-tip, black, brown, and tricoloured. They have a docile, friendly nature. [2]

  8. Australian Yorkshire - Wikipedia

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    Pigs from the Australian Yorkshire breed contain higher growth rates and a more “favourable feed-conversion ratio than other pig lines in Vietnam." [ 8 ] Vietnamese researchers have found that experiments which test the live weight of pigs by feeding the breeds the same nutritional intake produces a 5% increase in the weight of pigs who ...

  9. These Batch Cosmos Are Made to Serve a Crowd - AOL

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    Yields: 4 servings. Prep Time: 5 mins. Total Time: 5 mins. Ingredients. 8 oz. citrus vodka. 4 oz. cranberry juice cocktail. 3 oz. fresh lime juice. 3 oz. triple sec ...