Pigs
Over the centuries, man has found almost limitless uses for these farm creatures. Questions here should focus on all things that 'oink.'
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There is no such thing as a teacup pig; it was a scam that went way overboard in England, and when everyone there started to find...
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No. Sows and gilts have what is called estrous periods, not menstrual periods.
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Put the tape measure around the pigs belly
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Because they are born fat and grow to be fat so there is short
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Bacon sizzles because it's SO AWESOME!! (Well, not really...) Bacon sizzles because of the fat that heats up when being cooked.
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there is no true diminutive for sow, hog, etc, as these terms are used for adult animals. i.e. those capable of reproduction. ...
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Yes, depending on the kind of pig nut you are asking about. A pig nut is the small edible, sweet tasting white tuber of wild...
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The digestibility of a feed depends on how much undigestible material there is present in it (fibre/cellulose). For example,...
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They are smaller than regular hogs, which usually weigh 800 lbs. Teacup pigs CAN weigh up to 120 lbs, and about the size of a...
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The answer is difficult to provide as the question is unclear. Could you mean, "What is sign language?", which is the language...
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pigs have 250 veins in there body but... baby piglet do not have 250 they first have 150 veins when they are about 7-10 yrs old...
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Yes, they do and some need to be trimmed as they get too long. Most pig management practices have the needle teeth (what you call...
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Because they're pigs just being pigs. Pigs like to grunt, snort, squeal and grumble at and around each other.
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You need to take care of a pig by giving it food and water. You need to wash it evrey once and a wile. You need to have a fair...
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He is a boar, if he has been castrated than he is a Barrow.
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Well, pork is a general term that encompasses the meat from a pig. Bacon and ham are just names for different parts of the pig...
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In a barn surrounded with a fence stacked with hay
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The main purpose of the sphincter is to control or limit a passage way to one direction. There are two main sphincters in pigs,...
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yes, the same as there will be for any inbred animal
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This may be an indication to the amount of nipples that the offspring will have. Usually sows with high numbers of nipples will...
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Natwest pigs are Natwest's (National Westminster and formerly Westminster bank) marketing characters and are derived from 'piggy...
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Yes. The wild boar, the ancester of the domesticated pig, lives nearly everywhere in the world, including the jungle.
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A hamburger! lol seriously, some fresh milk, raw and straight from the farm, would do good:)go to tractor supply or a farm type...
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Hope this helps, but every year we set the date as March 17th in Ireland (St Patricks day!!).. Dig em in very deep (foot under...
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This is when the ewe is giving birth, you can also call it lambing.
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Pigs like to root up the pasture that cows need to graze. Pigs are not grazers like cows are, they are diggers or rooters. If...
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$2.39/lb. actually, kidding aside, that answer is incorrect. at an auction for slaughter they go for 50c-1.00 dollar per pound....
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No sometimes depends on the place, North Americans and other continents, Are very careful for any diseases or germs, bacteria, or...
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Pigs have ribs, but the ribs that we eat are not necessarily from pigs, cattle are also a source of ribs.
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This company has a consumer toll-free hotline, and wiil answer any questions regarding their hair color and cosmetic products...
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Yes. Potbelly Pigs are hypoallergenic.
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a better question is " is a pig a mammal and why" so anyway s the answer is that they are warm blooded and give birth( meaning...
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Because they think it makes them sound cool. All it really does is show their lack of respect.
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No, there are forms of flu that are in various animal species besides pigs and birds such as cats, dogs and horses. Very many of...
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It came from the happy little elf of the island of dragons and pretty pretty deadly butterflies he wanted his little potbelly pig...
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The first and most obvious way that pigs help people is by feeding us. Millions of pigs are slaughtered and then served as ham,...
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The intact male Rabbit is called a Buck.
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Udder is probably derived from 'under'. You could consider that pigs, goats, and cows all have udders.
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You take a bucket, or barrel, or what ever.... toss in food scraps, water, or what ever you have that is edible. when the bucket...
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A simple stomach like we humans do. Pigs are monogastrics, like cats, dogs, bears, raccoons and other carnivores and omnivores do.
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yup just like humans guinea pigs can overeat. to prevent overeating try and fill your guinea pig's bowl with the serving amount...
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Well, the meat industry, unfortunately, is huge in our country. It's the farmers that raise and breed the pigs, take them to the...
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This is their means of communication, just like when humans talk or dogs bark, they are communicating to one another.
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answ2. In the abattoir, the hairs on a pig are usually burnt off immediately the pig has been killed. This process is not quite...
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The world's fattest pig is called Abbie Rae Hearold, and she weighs in at 1 ton (2200 lb).
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Wee, wee.Pure ..... adrenaline.[snort] heh heh.
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Pigs cannot fly, and never will be able to fly. So the response that something will occur "when pigs fly" is emphatic skepticism...
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I own a pet pig and she has no problem jumping up onto the couch or bed to sit in my lap
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No, hippos are part of family Hippopotamidae, which includes hippos and pygmy hippos. Pigs belong to family Suidae, along with...
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sorta kinda. It is synthesized from 2 organic chemicals. P-cresol (from sweat) and Isobutylene. (from gasoline)
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Usually most if not all pigs would eat 0.8 pounds per 100 pounds of weight during winter. Ask farmers or the internet if you need...
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First off when you say you are feeding "milk" what kind of MILK are you feeding?? People Milk purchased at the grocery is NOT...
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A large rectangular pen in which 3 smaller rectangular pens are placed. Two pigs are placed in each small pen.
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It is their nose - they smell through it.
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Pigs are probably the most common farm animal in the Midwest. Iowa is the second largest pork producer in the United States,...
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Yes, pigs are legal. However, keeping them in certain places is not. You will have to check the zoning laws for your specific...
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Micro mini pigs can live for up to 18 years.
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Pot bellied pigs can be various colours ranging from white, black or red, they can also have spots or other markings just like...
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Without a pig's body, a pig would not exist. Having a pig's body is a very important part of pighood. Or would pigness be...
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The pigs chew on rocks because they are bored with their normal food so they chew on rocks so that they can try and get some...
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Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, buffalo, giraffe, oxen, and yak are all examples of animals that are ruminants.
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Probably a horse. But is has more to do with how they are kept that their person habits. Most horses are kept in pastures with...
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Yes and no you can have turky bacon but you have to kill somthing to get bacon ethir turky or pig
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because she roll around in poo and wee. because she a piggy.
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Pigs can be kept outdoors or in confinement. In confinement they often have a pen or stall all to themselves where they eat,...
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The length of roasting time would depend on the size of the pig, whether or not you stuffed it, your coal load and the type of...
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A sow is pregnant for 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days, which is around 120 days.
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Pigs rely more on their sense of smell than dogs. Dogs rely more on their sense of sight and hearing. Pigs are also more...
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to make them cleaner ( i think )
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Pigs do not perspire. They have no sweat glands to allow perspiration, that is why they lay in mud to cool their bodies. Their...
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They travel in herds or packs to survive.
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There are several different values associated with a "ton" depending on which "ton" you're talking about. A short ton, or US ton,...
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