List of domestic pig breeds

List of domestic pig breeds

There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

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Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Order Artiodactyla · Suborder Suina · Family Suidae · Subfamily Suinae · Genus Sus
Domestic
Selection
List of domestic pig breeds • Swine judging • Pig show
Husbandry
Pig farming • Intensive pig farming • Sty • Pannage • Pig toilet • Hog oiler • Gestation crate • Cross-fostering • Swine diseases • Swineherd
As food or
other product
Pig slaughter • Pig scalder • Suckling pig • Pork • Ham  • Bacon • Lard • Blood • Dishes • Pig bladder
Other uses
War pig • Truffle hog • Miniature pig • Pig racing • Pig wrestling
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Wild
Feral
Pigs in culture
Iron Age pig • Miss Piggy • Porky Pig • "The Three Little Pigs" • Babe • Charlotte's Web • The Sheep-Pig

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