The Pros and Cons of Pot Bellied Pigs • Pros: Cons: • Pot Bellied Pigs are very clean and do not smell • They don't get along with dogs. The Pot-bellied pig is a smaller sized domestic breed.

A larger pig (up to 90Kg) but still very small compared with domestic pigs. This has helped to reduce the extinction rate of the swine breeds. •They are very sun sensitive. It was originated from Vietnam and is relatively smaller in size than the standard European or American farm pigs.

Miniature Potbellied Pigs are all direct descendants of Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs imported into the US in the 1980’s and early 1990’s and have been … Pigs have poor vision but excellent senses of smell and hearing. Also Known by: Pot Belly, Vietnamese Potbellied Vietnamese Potbelly pigs are a dwarf swine breed which were developed in the 1960's from the Í breed of Vietnam.They were originally brought into Sweden and Canada and have since moved into a number of countries.. North Vietnam- The OiO (The shortest breed type name in the world) is found in the West near the Red River Delta. • They get along with cats. It is the type most common in Vietnam and the pig known as the Vietnamese potbellied pig….the original “Con Line”. The pig breed has spearheaded the development of American pot-bellied pigs which have been seen to be gradually gaining popularity in the United States as pets.

A pot-bellied pig is usually full grown at three years of age and 50-175 pounds. Pot-bellied pigs are a domestic breed of pig that came from Vietnam in 1985. They are much calmer and much smaller than a farm pig. • They are very smart. The breed is capable of interbreeding, because it is the same species as ordinary farmyard pigs and descended from wild boars. In the wild, they may form herds of considerable numbers, one herd keeping its distance from others.
Many pigs unfortunately weigh much more than … Pot-bellied pigs farming has been receiving a lot of support from both Vietnamese and Germany ministry of agriculture. • They can be trained to Vietnamese pot-bellied's are a sub-species of the common pig, probably descended from a Chinese ancestor. Vietnamese Potbelly. • They are as easily trained as dogs.

The Miniature Potbellied Pig Registry was founded in 1993 to secure and protect the Miniature Potbellied Pig breed.