Rumor said: "The mini-pig", "pocket pigs", "teacup pig" grow up, like cats and dogs can be raised in the same home for a lifetime.
A rumor Wikipedia:
"Mini-pig" in breeding since World War II the United States, Japan and other countries, which were initially used as experimental animals. In common mammals, pig tissues and organs structure, physiological characteristics are closest to the body, but with monkeys, dogs and other animals in experiments too contentious, pigs seems to be a more ideal experimental animal. So half a century, scientists have bred breeding by means of uniform quality, genetically stable experimental miniature pigs (Experiment miniature pigs, EMP), compact size makes them easy to breeding and experimental operation, such as Pittman - Moore pigs, Huomei Le pigs, pigs root Geting. China is also the use of local pigs, Wuzhishan pig, pig ears and other small Diannan small breeds cultivated for experimental strains. These small local pig still as good pig meat, meat and occupy a certain market.
And the mini-pig as a pet is much shorter history. For example, in the United States, Vietnam, pot-bellied pig (Vietnamese potbelly pigs) was introduced in the US in 1988, the zoo soon becomes the high price of a pet, the most common foreign breeding pet pig. In China, the market is not yet mature pet pig of trafficking in so-called "mini-pigs", the most common is Bama, Bama Yao Autonomous County is home. The introduction of a so-called pig is quite a mixed bag, a misnomer. For example, to promote its "Japanese pigs" "Thai pigs" are in fact businesses play a gimmick, because the pig this title is unique to our country, or they may just be pot-bellied pig domestic pigs only.
Since the miniature pig breeds on the market more complex, so their heads are relatively large fluctuations, but many small pig really can guarantee only one year old, 5-10 kg (5-10 kg). Currently a popular nickname "teacup pig" (Teacup pigs) pet pig, from the United Kingdom, with a lot of meat out pig hybrid varieties, was born weighing only about 255 grams, and even into the cup.
But even if the growth rate is relatively slow, "mini-pig", their final size will be great. After a pot-bellied pig adult may grow to about 90-200 pounds (45-100 kg) range, while China's Bama light is able to reach 70-90 pounds (35-45 kg). They are called mini-pigs, because it is just one-tenth of meat to one-fifth the weight of pigs only. The so-called "mini" is actually a relative concept.
However, some businesses will adopt other means to carry out false propaganda. For example, they can show photos of the mini pig parents, they look very petite. In fact, it is because the mini-pig is often in less than one year old was brought calving. The sexual maturity does not mean maturation, a mini-pig may need to stop the growth of three to five years or even longer. Taobao, some sellers claim that their "little pigs can be finalized seven months (note: stop growing up), the heaviest weighing about 15-20 pounds." But that is absolutely impossible, unless they are hungry every day.
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