To educate, advocate, protect miniature pigs, improve breeding practices,
as well as encourage responsible mini pig ownership,
to further the progression of the breed through
DNA parentage confirmation and future documentation of ancestry.
Welcome to the AMPA Family! Now that you have completed the AMPA Breeder application you may need to follow the steps listed below for our committee to approve your membership status.
Read the AMPA Breeder Code of Ethics thoroughly to ensure compliance.
Remove misleading terms from your website, social med [...]
There are at least 14+ different pure breeds of miniature pigs. Some are commonly recognized and others are considered rare or extinct. Listed below are some of those pure breeds, but there are also many mixed breed pigs in the pet pig world who’s ancestry may never be know. Pigs of pure and mix breeds come in many heights, shapes and sizes. The goal of the AMPA is to begin a registry for today’s American Mini Pigs so that we may document an [...]
Farrowing Basics
So you have got a pregnant sow/gilt (sows are girls who have given birth previously, gilts are girls in their first pregnancy) that’s nearing their due date and you want to make you’re prepared. First you want to make sure you’ve got all the supplies on hand that you might need.
• A farrowing pen/stall. This is important [...]
