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Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages choosing between pig and primates as xenograft source animals.

From: Rearing and Caring for a Future Xenograft Donor Pig

Characteristic

Primates

Pigs

Hyperacute rejection

No

Yes

Breeding performance offspring/year/mother (app)

1

20

Knowledge on immunology and disease

Moderate

High

Risk of xenozoonotic infections

High

Moderate

Physiological compatibility

High

Moderate

Life span (years)

10 – 15

20 – 60

Size (kg)

5 – 15

10 – 300