Because small pets are cute and very popular, they are also more expensive than their normal-weight breeds of the same species. Teacup pigs are only about the size of a teacup. It is a cross between Tamworth and Gloucestershire pigs. So do you know its historical origin? Let's take a look with the editor below.

Teacup pigs

The beginning of the selection of mini pigs In the United States, Japan and other countries after World War II, they were initially used as experimental animals. Among common mammals, the tissue and organ structure and physiological characteristics of pigs are the closest to the human body, and experiments with monkeys, dogs and other animals are too easy to cause controversy. Pigs seem to be more ideal experimental animals. Therefore, for half a century, scientists have cultivated experimental miniature pigs (EMP) with uniform quality and genetic stability through breeding methods. Homer pigs, Gottingen pigs, etc. my country has also cultivated strains suitable for experimental use by using local small pig breeds such as Xiang pig, Wuzhishan pig, and Yunnan small-eared pig. These local small pigs can still be used as excellent meat pigs and occupy a certain meat market.

The history of keeping miniature pigs as pets is much shorter. For example, in the United States, Vietnamese potbelly pigs (Vietnamese potbelly pigs) were introduced to American zoos in 1988 and quickly became expensive pets, and are the most common pet pigs raised abroad. In my country, the so-called mini pigs sold in the immature pet pig market are the most common Bama pigs, whose hometown is Bama Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi. The so-called imported pig breeds are fish mixed and do not live up to their name. For example, the Japanese fragrant pigs and Thai fragrant pigs in the propaganda are actually gimmicks played by businesses. Because the name of fragrant pigs is unique to my country, they may only be domestic fragrant pigs or pot-bellied pigs.