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  2. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Feeder pig, a weaned gilt or barrow weighing between 18 kg (40 lb) and 37 kg (82 lb) at 6 to 8 weeks of age that is sold to be finished for slaughter; Porker, market pig between 30 kg (66 lb) and about 54 kg (119 lb) dressed weight; Baconer, a market pig between 65 kg (143 lb) and 80 kg (180 lb) dressed weight. The maximum weight can vary ...

  3. Killing of animals - Wikipedia

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    Muslims engaged in the Hajj (pilgrimage) are obliged to sacrifice a lamb or a goat or join others in sacrificing a cow or a camel during the celebration of the Eid al-Adha, [8] [9] an Arabic term that means "Feast of Sacrifice", also known as al-Id al-Kabir (Great Feast), or Qurban Bayrami (Sacrifice Feast) in Turkic influenced cultures, Bakar Id (Goat Feast) in Indian subcontinent and Reraya ...

  4. Animal sacrifice in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    A male buffalo calf about to be sacrificed by a priest in the Durga Puja festival. The buffalo sacrifice practice, however, is rare in contemporary India. [25] The sacrificed buffalo's head kept in a large brass utensil A sacrificed boar, cooked mutton, chicken and eggs being offered in a spirit house consecration by a Thai Brahmin. [citation ...

  5. Animal welfare and rights in India - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic festival of Eid Al Adha marks a global slaughter of animals every year. In recent times PETA has made appeals to muslims to do away with animal slaughter, however Islamist clerics in India have insisted that there is no alternative to animal slaughter and that it must take place.

  6. Livestock - Wikipedia

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    The breeding, maintenance, slaughter and general subjugation of livestock called animal husbandry, is a part of modern agriculture and has been practiced in many cultures since humanity's transition to farming from hunter-gatherer lifestyles. Animal husbandry practices have varied widely across cultures and time periods.

  7. Graphic leaked video shows 'appalling' pig slaughter - AOL

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    A slaughterhouse is being accused of illegal slaughtering methods after an animal rights group released undercover video this week. Livestock slaughtered at Quality Pork Processors is used by ...

  8. Lists of festivals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of festival-related list articles on Wikipedia. A festival is an event of the ordinarily staged by a community , centering on and celebrating some unique aspect of that community and its traditions , often marked as a local or national holiday , mela , or eid .

  9. Animal slaughter - Wikipedia

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    Animal slaughter in Judaism falls in accordance to the religious law of Shechita. In preparation, the animal being prepared for slaughter must be considered kosher (fit) before the act of slaughter can commence and consumed. The basic law of the Shechita process requires the rapid and uninterrupted severance of the major vital organs and vessels.