{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_mini_pig","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_mini_pig\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Nutrition of miniature pet pigs (Merck): balanced rations, meal frequency, foraging, obesity control\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand professional veterinary reference, saved to source_file; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. Deepened 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/merck/mini_pig_feeding.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 456\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 7\n  passed: 7\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_mini_pig/01_exotic_nutrition_mini_pig.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Nutrition of miniature pet pigs (Merck): balanced rations, meal frequency, foraging, obesity control\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/miniature-pet-pigs/feeding-and-nutrition-of-miniature-pet-pigs\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source is a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (see citation); per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Nutrition of miniature pet pigs (Merck): balanced rations, meal frequency, foraging, obesity control\nSource: a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (named in the citation). Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Balanced diets give proper daily nutrients and prevent obesity.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Starter, grower and maintenance rations for miniature pigs come as crumbles or pellets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Add green leafy vegetables, alfalfa and grasses (not weeds—some are toxic) to satisfy appetite.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Severe obesity can cause fat folds over the eyes, risking blindness with nervousness and irritability.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Avoid feeding pigs from bowls.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Make the pig forage for food at every meal.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* For young pigs, commercial milk replacers or 2–3% pasteurised milk work.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource: a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (named in the citation below). Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, every claim above is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\n\n- https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/miniature-pet-pigs/feeding-and-nutrition-of-miniature-pet-pigs","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Nutrition of miniature pet pigs (Merck): balanced rations, meal frequency, foraging, obesity control (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Nutrition of miniature pet pigs (Merck): balanced rations, meal frequency, foraging, obesity control","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/miniature-pet-pigs/feeding-and-nutrition-of-miniature-pet-pigs","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual","verification_file":"pdf-raw/merck/mini_pig_feeding.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual","source_file":"pdf-raw/merck/mini_pig_feeding.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T3","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":320,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}