List of domestic pig breeds

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There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).
This is a concise list of domestic pig breeds that are notable.

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Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Order Artiodactyla · Suborder Suina · Family Suidae · Subfamily Suinae · Genus Sus

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 boar • Razorback • Wild pigs of the Philippines • Boar hunting • Boars in heraldry

Pigs in culture

Iron Age pig • Flitch of bacon custom • Miss Piggy • Porky Pig • "The Three Little Pigs" • Babe • Charlotte's Web • The Sheep-Pig

Cultural references to pigs

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"Breeds of Livestock - Swine Breeds". ansi.okstate.edu. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/.
Ekarius, Carol (2008). Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60342-036-5.

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