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  2. Environmental impact of pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Farms often pump their animal waste directly into a large lagoon, which has environmental consequences. Pigs in intensive farming. The environmental impact of pig farming is mainly driven by the spread of feces and waste to surrounding neighborhoods, polluting air and water with toxic waste particles. [1]

  3. Environmental impacts of animal agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Animal agriculture, in particular meat production, can cause pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, disease, and significant consumption of land, food, and water. Meat is obtained through a variety of methods, including organic farming , free-range farming , intensive livestock production , and subsistence agriculture .

  4. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Pigs are a popular form of livestock, with more than one billion pigs butchered each year worldwide, 100 million in the United States. The majority of pigs are used for human food, but also supply skin, fat and other materials for use in clothing, ingredients for processed foods, [ 6 ] cosmetics, [ 7 ] and medical use.

  5. FDA could ban drug used to treat pigs over cancer risks for ...

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    Pigs eat from a trough. A drug commonly used by American farms to treat pigs faces potential removal from the market. The Food and Drug Administration issued a “final order to revoke” carbadox ...

  6. Pannage - Wikipedia

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    Pannage is the practice of releasing livestock-pigs in a forest, so that they can feed on fallen acorns, beechmast, chestnuts or other nuts. Historically, it was a right or privilege granted to local people on common land or in royal forests across much of Europe . [ 1 ]

  7. Boar taint - Wikipedia

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    Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of two compounds – androstenone and skatole – in the fat of male pigs. Androstenone (a male pheromone) is produced in the testes as male pigs reach puberty and gives the meat a urine or sweat flavour, while skatole (a byproduct of intestinal bacteria, or bacterial metabolite of the amino acid tryptophan) is produced in both male and female pigs and ...

  8. These Are the 9 Healthiest Nuts You Can Eat, According ... - AOL

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    Almonds are a good source of vitamin E, which is important for vision, brain, and skin health, while just one or two Brazil nuts can provide your entire daily recommendation for selenium.

  9. Vape in toothpaste and meth in crutches: See TSA's top 10 finds

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    Frequent flyers know what not to bring on a flight, but some travelers still come up with creative ways to bypass Transportation Security Administration officials.