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Old 08-02-09, 03:08 pm
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Re: Having a VERY hard time finding adoptables!

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Originally Posted by rljr1001 View Post
We were told that our new guy is a back-bred pig and is smaller than normal pigs his size. I looked up that back-breeding (back-to-back breeding) is an issue people are dealing with by breeders. Does that mean that they were continuously breeding a sow again and again with little rest time in between?
Yes, that is what it means. A sow can get pregnant pretty much immediately after giving birth (unlike some other animals). I hope you get your little guy soon!
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