PIG Sus scrofa

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This is the type of pig reared commercially in the UK today.

TAXONOMY Order - Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed) Suborder - Suiformes ("piglike") Family - Suidae (pigs)

Dental Formula : 3.1.4.3 / 3.1.4.3 = 44

	1.Domestic pig skull, female, lateral view.
	1.Domestic pig skull, female, ventral view. The molar teeth of pigs are very characteristic.

Details of Specimens Illustrated

Image 1

Pig Sus scrofa

Sex - female

Stage - immature

Area collected - Lincolnshire, UK

My collection ref. - 98.008

Source - slaughter

Measurements

Condylobasal length

197mm

Zygomatic width

131mm

Scientific Name : Sus - "pig", (latin)
Scientific Name : scrofa - "breeding sow", (latin)

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