what is a vietnamese pot bellied?
The Vietnamese Pot-bellied is an endangered breed of small domestic pigs, also known as I pig.
ohhhhh thank you! what do they do? used for food? clothing?
The Pot-bellied pig is reared for it's meat, it is slow-growing but good flavor.
i see! when did they first start to come about?
Vietnamese Pot-bellied
Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I () or I pig, an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig.
The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly, from which the name derives.The I is reared for meat. It is slow-growing, but the meat has good flavour. The I was depicted in the traditional Đông Hồ paintings of Bắc Ninh province as a symbol of happiness, satiety and wealth.
pig farm to large-scale intensive pig farms. This has resulted in lower production costs, but can cause significant cruelty problems. As consumers have become concerned with humane treatment of livestock, demand for pasture-raised pork in these nations has increased.
As pets.
Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, a miniature breed of domestic pig, have made popular pets in the United States, beginning in the latter half of the 20th century. These pot-bellied pigs were soon crossbred with a variety of other small breeds