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Pork belly cut, showing layers of muscle and fat A pig being slow-roasted on a rotisserie. Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus).It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, [1] with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE.
Pigs are extensively farmed, and therefore the terminology is well developed: Pig, hog, or swine, the species as a whole, or any member of it. The singular of "swine" is the same as the plural. Shoat (or shote), piglet, or (where the species is called "hog") pig, unweaned young pig, or any immature pig [23] Sucker, a pig between birth and weaning
The arm shoulder [2] can be cured on the bone to make a ham-like product ("picnic ham") or be used in sausages. The hands (or paletas in Ibérico pigs) refer to the front legs, as opposed to the hind legs, which are hams or jamones. [3] Between the paleta and the belly is a 150-200 g cut known as secreto which is very popular in Spain. [3]
A family of feral pigs. Pigs have escaped from farms and gone feral in many parts of the world. Feral pigs in the southeastern United States have migrated north to the Midwest, where many state agencies have programs to remove them. [35] [36] [37] Feral pigs in New Zealand and northern Queensland have caused substantial environmental damage.
Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States
Pigs were domesticated by 8,500 BC in the Near East [12] and 6,000 BC in China. [13] Domestication of horses dates to around 4,000 BC. [14] Cattle have been domesticated since approximately 10,500 years ago. [15] [specify] Chickens and other poultry may have been domesticated around 7,000 BC. [16]
An animal product is any material derived from the body of a non-human animal. [1] Examples are fat, flesh, blood, milk, eggs, and lesser known products, such as isinglass and rennet. [2] Animal by-products, as defined by the USDA, are products harvested or manufactured from livestock other than muscle meat. [3]
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into between four and eight genera .