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WHEN CHOOSING A BABY PIG, THERE ARE TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR:

1. The piglet should be muscular.

2. The piglet needs to be structurally sound in both the hock and pastern areas. 

3. The piglet should be square in the hips.

4. The muscle definition on the piglet should extend down into the legs, both front and back.

5. The piglet's back needs to be straight.

6. The piglet should be well proportioned from head to shoulder.

7. The piglet should have a wide stance in both the front and back. 

8. When the piglet walks, it should not throw its legs inwards or outwards. 

9. The piglet should not be flat-footed, it should walk on its toes. 

10. If you can find a piglet with all of these characteristics and some cool coloring, the judge will for sure be eyeing the pig during the show. 

Pork and Bacon - Food types- Cookit!

Here, Cookit! shows where the hock area is on a pig

Ideal piglet to pick

This is an example of an ideal piglet to pick. It was bred by Ottenwalter Showpigs.

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This is another example of an ideal piglet to choose. This piglet was bred by Glover Genetics.

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