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This is a specific care sheet for Domestic Pigs, a subspecies titled (Sus scrofa domestica). For more of this species see Category:S. scrofa.

Domestic Pig care sheet Sus scrofa domestica Domestic Pigs Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Order: Artiodactyla Suborder: Suiformes Family: Suidae Subfamily: Suinae Genus: Sus Species: S. scrofa Subspecies: S. s. domestica

Micro Pigs

Micro pigs are the result of selective breeding, in which a variety of pig species were bred to produce offspring with specific desirable characteristics. In the case of micro pigs, Miniature Pot Bellied Pigs were bred with Tamworths, Kune Kunes and Gloucester Old Spots over a period of time to reproduce pigs that were significantly smaller than their original ascendants.