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Dr. Michael Kai breeds larger pigs in Idaho.

At 750 pounds, Dr. Michael Kai's pig is the heaviest in all of Idaho as of last Tuesday. Being a scientist from the Idaho Department of Agriculture, Kai had made it a priority to breed larger pigs. His ten year project finally paid off when he was given the chance to showcase his grand pig at the Pigglets and Wigglets Expo. This science based animal fair granted Kai with more money to further his research and expand his lab. 

"I saw what I wanted, and I then spent all of my time making it happen. This kind of scientific breakthrough keeps me going," Dr. Mickael Kai said.

Kai's passion continues as he plans to use his male pig to breed more of such stature. His family supports his research, and his wife works within the same department. Both focus on agricultural science, but Kai says he wants his wife to transfer from insufficient cropping to his pig breeding. 

Judges at the Expo wrote of Kai's brilliant research and dedication after scoring him a near perfect 10 at the event. 

"I have never seen such passion in a man's eye for scientific discovery. His success is an inspiration to all," John Bronchi said, the head judge of the Pigglets and Wigglets Expo. 

Kai plans to make this discovery go national, and eventually global. He feels that some of the genetic research he has looked into could possibly be the answer to world hunger in making animal production more effective and productive. "My pigs are going to take this world by storm," Kai said.