{"product_id":"the-kunekune-pig-handbook-marvin-c-vos-9798244984484","title":"The Kunekune Pig Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Kunekune Pigs Farming, Management, and Sustainable Production: Including History, Choosing, Housin","description":"\u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003ehis Guide is a definitive, systems-based manual for anyone serious about raising Kunekune pigs responsibly and successfully over the long term.\u003cbr\u003eUnlike most pig-keeping books that adapt industrial methods to smaller scales, this guide begins from a different premise: Kunekune pigs are not miniature commercial pigs. They are a distinct breed with unique metabolic, behavioral, and ecological characteristics that demand their own approach. When those characteristics are respected, Kunekune pigs become some of the most reliable, resilient, and humane livestock animals available. When they are ignored, problems accumulate quietly-obesity, fertility decline, pasture damage, health issues, and shortened lifespan.\u003cbr\u003eThis book replaces assumption with understanding. Written as a full reference rather than a quick-start manual, it integrates breed history, behavior, land assessment, pasture-based nutrition, breeding ethics, preventive health, and humane decision-making into a single, coherent framework. Each chapter explains not only \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e to do, but \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e it works-allowing readers to adapt principles to their own land, climate, and goals rather than copying rigid formulas that fail outside ideal conditions.\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn how to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign pasture and housing systems that work \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e Kunekune behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed primarily from forage without compromising health or condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevent obesity while supporting fertility and longevity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild breeding programs that protect genetic diversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage health through observation and environment rather than constant intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake clear, humane decisions throughout the pig's full lifespan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEthics and sustainability are not treated as add-ons. They are the organizing principles of the entire book. Kunekune pigs are intelligent, social, and long-lived, and this guide confronts that reality honestly-addressing emotional attachment, end-of-life responsibility, and the difference between kindness and prolonging suffering.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is ideal for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-scale farmers and homesteaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePasture-based and regenerative producers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConservation and heritage breed breeders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducators and land stewards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone seeking a low-input, welfare-centered pig system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marvin C. Vos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244984484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Marvin C. Vos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460328861951,"sku":"9798244984484","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4059b4ce-ff86-4b7c-9e58-b9ee2cb8b549.jpg?v=1777414028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kunekune-pig-handbook-marvin-c-vos-9798244984484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}