Pig Domestication Processes: An Analysis of Varieties of Household Pig Reproduction Control in a Hillside Village in Northern Thailand

Data from a case study of the management of pig reproduction among hillside village smallholders in northern Thailand are presented, and the range of factors influencing household selection of methods for pig reproduction control are discussed. This pilot study suggests a model for the domestication process that expresses the continuing, but gradually changing conditions related to the degree of human stock boar selection and mating control.