Results showed that: the inbreeding coefficient of Guizhou miniature pig was the highest (0.1992), and that of Hanzhong black pig the lowest (0.0727) among random mating populations.
Rates of homozygote for 35 microsatellite loci in three miniature pig breeds were calculated, and t-test for them were performed.
Roast suckling pig is served for New Year's in Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, and Austria—Austrians are also known to decorate the table with miniature pigs made of marzipan.
The study also included experiments in a veritable menagerie of animals, including mice, miniature pigs, ferrets and macaques.
