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Pig



:''Shoat redirects here; for the sheep/goat hybrid, see geep.'' The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name ''Sus scrofa'', though some authors call it ''S. domesticus'', reserving ''S. scrofa'' for the wild boar. It has been a domesticated animal for approximately 5,000 to 7,000 years. The animal is found across Europe, the Middle East and extends into Asia as far as Indonesia and Japan. The distinction between wild and domestic animals is slight, and domestic pigs have become feral in many parts of the world (for example, New Zealand). Feral pigs can cause substantial environmental damage. The family Suidae also includes about 12 separate species of wild pig, most also classified in the genus ''Sus''. Pigs are one of the most intelligent animals, and some are kept as pets. Pigs are reportedly more intelligent and more trainable than dogs and cats. Pigs were brought to southeastern North America from Europe by Hernando de Soto (explorer) and other early Spain explorers, where escapees became feral and became freely used by Native Americans as food. ''Sus scrofa'' has four subspecies, each occupying distinct geographical areas. They are ''Sus scrofa scrofa'' (western Africa, Europe), ''Sus scrofa ussuricus'' (northern Asia and Japan), ''Sus scrofa cristatus'' (Asia Minor, India), and ''Sus scrofa vittatus'' (Indonesia). Many different words in English_language identify different types of pigs: *Adult male pigs are called "boars". *Adult females are called "sows". *Juvenile animals are called "piglets" and "farrows". *Young pigs between 100–180 pounds (50 to 90 kg) are called "shoats". *A "gilt" is an immature female pig. *A "barrow" is a castrated male pig. *"Hog" is used as a synonym of "pig" in the United States; in its original sense it means a castrated boar. *"Swine" is a plural noun meaning pigs Pigs (or swine) that are allowed to forage may be watched by swineherds. A litter of piglets typically contains between 10 and 12 animals. Meat from pigs is called pork (coming from the Latin words "porcinus" and "porcus"). Their trotters are often sold as the jelly-like dish of pig's feet. Hog jowls are a popular soul food. The American pig-raising industry calls pork a "white meat" (like poultry) implying it is healthier than "red meat" like beef. Both Islam and Orthodox Judaism forbid the eating of pork in any form, considering it to be an unclean animals: no form of pig meat can be kosher or halal (see taboo meat). While pigs are raised mostly for meat, their skin is used as a source of leather. Their bristly hairs are also traditionally used for brushes. Pigs are omnivores, making them easy to raise: on a small farm or in a large household they can be fed kitchen scraps as part or all of their diet. Occasionally, in captivity, they eat their own young. Pigs lack sweat glands. Thus they must have access to water or mud to cool themselves during hot weather. Pigs have an excellent sense of smell, in many European countries they are used in the hunting of truffles as they are said to smell like the genitalia of a boar. ==Miscellaneous== *In ancient Greece, a sow was an appropriate sacrifice to Demeter and had been her favorite animal since she had been the Great Goddess of archaic times. Initiates at the Eleusinian Mysteries began by sacrificing a pig. *The pig is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Believers in Chinese astrology associate each animal with certain personality traits. See: Pig (Zodiac). *Zhu Bajie is a famous part human, part pig, literary character from the Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. *The English language abounds with unflattering references and idioms involving pigs. Pigs are commonly associated with greed ("as greedy as a pig"), obesity, gluttony ("to pig out") and sloth ("a lazy pig"). Likewise, a hog is someone or something that monopolizes time, resources, or processes, e.g. a road hog or server hog. Pigs are also associated with dirtiness ("this room is a pigsty"); the latter probably comes from their habit of wallowing in mud. The perenially soot-covered character in the ''Peanuts'' comic strip is named Pig-Pen_(Peanuts). *"Pig" is also used as a derogatory slang term for a police officer in more than just the English language. *Pig iron is so named because the smolten iron ore was once poured into molds resembling rows of suckling pigs. *American football were originally made from pig skin. *The familiar piggybank got its name and shape as a result of a pun on the word pygg, a type of clay commonly used to produce household items in the 18th Century. *Pigs can become sunburn. ==See also== *Ham *Guinea pig (not related to the pig) *Hog lot *List of fictional pigs *Pig iron *Pigpen *Pig War *Fetal pig *Hogzilla Domesticated animals Livestock Pigs gd:Muc ka:ღორი nds:Swien

Pig



Do we really need quiteso many pictures on this page?! :Not really - I think one or two pictures are enough in almost all cases. For people on modems (like me), all these pictures take too long to download. I think we should keep one of the pictures (I would pick "sow with piglet" with "sow and five piglets" as my second choice) and dump the rest. The image pages could be linked to from the article, if people really think they're useful. --User:Camembert Is anybody planning on putting a taxobox on this page like on other animal pages? -- User:Zoe I'm unsure of how to best add a link to P.I.G. to this article. a little blurb at the end of the article? User:Crackshoe 01:38, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC) A disambiguation page would, i think, be a bit overkill. User:Crackshoe 01:40, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC) I think there should be list of famous and fictional pigs. User:Thealexfish 9:33, 5th of April, 2004 What exactly is "snuffly"? User:Joy Stovall 01:57, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC) ---- Rossami: Minor correction regarding your sweat gland revision comment: while it is true that pigs are not the only mammals without sweat glands (the [http://www.torontozoo.com/meet_animals/details.asp?nav=3&AnimalId=622 naked mole rat] similarly has no sweat glands), dogs do in fact have eccrine sweat glands, but only on their nose. There's a nice obscure fact for ya, huh? -- User:ClockworkTroll 06:55, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC) ---- Anyone interested in improving the content of the agricultural information on Wikipedia, here is your opportunity. Livestock has been nominated as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Collaboration_of_the_week Collaboration of the Week]. User:H2O 23:52, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC) ==More pictures== *:Image:Piglets.jpg *:Image:More piglets.jpg *:Image:Piglet.jpg *:Image:Pig litter.jpg *:Image:Physiologist with piglets.jpg == NPOV issue == (''The following cited section of the article was removed 09:28, Feb 18, 2005 by: 128.155.18.240 User:Paul August User_talk:Paul August 21:31, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)'') Please read the following section in the article: ''Mother pigs on factory farms in the U.S. live most of their lives in individual crates 7 feet long by 2 feet wide.'' through to ''At the slaughterhouse, improper stunning means that many hogs reach the scalding water bath (intended to soften their skin and remove the hair) alive.'' This information may be correct but the writing style and content is biased, in my opinion. Although the living and slaughtering conditions of intensively-farmed livestock is arguably questionable, these sections are biased towards the animal rights cause. I suggest that the information is re-written and placed in a separate article, perhaps something like Intensive pig farming methods. The existing article should have a link to the article where this information is included. The section covered should be replaced with the following statement(or similar): ''the living conditions and slaughtering methods employed for pigs under intensive farming conditions is subject to criticism as causing unnecessary cruelty by many animal rights campaigners'' (add some links, including ones to the new page if the information is added to a new article). Alternatively, a section within the article concerned with generalised methods of pig rearing and slaughter is as good and may include references to 'allegations of unecessary cruelty' by animal rights groups. As most pigs are reared under intensive conditions in developed nations, this is appropriate ''if'' balanced by a statement that 'traditional methods are generally employed in less developed nations and many regard this as more humane. More generally, this article could include a lot more information on this animal. I request a collaboration with the author of this section to resolve these issues if the suggested changes are not considered fair. Talk to me! I have edited this entry because the last section in the old version was deemed excessively critical by a peer. Cute pics--User:ChrisJMoor 02:50, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC) :I agree there is a problem with balance regarding the mentioned section. I thinkChrisJMoor's suggestions sound fair and any would probably be an improvement. User:Paul August User_talk:Paul August 04:10, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC) Thanks for taking that down, Paul August. Slightly too much information for the context as well, I thought. The problem with getting unbiased primary source information on raising and slaughtering methods is that easily-accessible sources tend to have an agenda; animal rights groups, quite possibly, tend to present worse-case conditions as widespread without proof. Trade sources tend to whitewash allegations of cruelty and are a bit secretive. How about a section of the article dedicated to the global Swine Industry? It should refer to both factory farming and traditional operations. Some generalised details of these operations would be intersting, as would minority operations such as selective breeding and medical research. A small section dedicated to the critiques of such industries and which special interest groups cite them is important for a balanced perspective. It is probably worth mentioning the role of pigs in experimental xenotransplantation and (briefly and simplistically) why this is controversial. I have little canonical data on the above topics, but if I can find enough I will start on this section myself if no one else bothers. In the meantime I'll see if any other livestock articles need NPOVing. --User:ChrisJMoor 20:11, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC) :If by: ''Thanks for taking that down'', ChrisJMoor is refering to the deleting the section in question, that wasn't me. That was done by 128.155.18.240. In fact, I don't think it should necessarily have been removed. I think this information ''should'' be included here or somewhere, as long as it is factual (and sources cited) and as along as it is NPOV'ed somewhat (providing context, adding balance etc) in line with what Chris wrote above. User:Paul August User_talk:Paul August 21:31, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC) they should tell how long they live and where they lived most of the time == Truffles and Pig Genitals? == Color me stupid, but this statement about truffles smelling like boar genitals seems either unfounded (too disgusting and expensive for primary research for me to investigate) and furthermore POV. A quick google on the subject seems to bring-up mostly this wikipedia article. Any thoughts? Any references? Huh? User:Roodog2k 01:03, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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