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Feedback is a common practice used in the pork industry where infected deceased pigs and their manure are fed to breeding pigs. It is also called controlled oral exposure or sometimes oral controlled exposure. It is done in an attempt to make the breeding pigs garner some degree of immunity to circulating diseases. [1]
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.
Studies show pigs feel emotional states from other pigs, a phenomenon called emotional contagion. [1] [3] In response to negative feelings in other pigs, they're able to provide social support. [3] Like dogs, pigs seek comfort from pet owners when stressed. [4] [5]
City and federal agencies are beefing up resources in Queens park land following The Post's coverage on animal killings and torture in Jamaica Bay.
According to researchers cited by The New York Times, "based on its genetic structure, the new virus is without question a type of swine influenza, derived originally from a strain that lived in pigs". [4] This origin gave rise to the nomenclature "swine flu", largely used by mass media in the first days of the epidemic.
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The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, [4] common wild pig, [5] Eurasian wild pig, [6] or simply wild pig, [7] is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread suiform. [5]
On Wednesday, June 4, a man died in Onondaga County, which marked the first fatality from swine flu in New York outside of New York City. [309] A city health department poll suggested that more than half a million citizens of New York may be infected as of June 11. [310] By June 17, 2009, there had been 30 Swine flu deaths in New York. [311]