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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. Farrow-to-finish - Wikipedia

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    Farrow-to-finish is typically a confinement operation where pigs are bred and raised to their slaughter weight, usually 225-300 pounds. Facilities with a capacity of 2,500 or more swine are considered by the EPA to be concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) subject to point source pollution permit requirements.

  4. 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 ]

  5. 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 ...

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  7. Everything you should know if you want to have a pet pig in ...

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    A pig's personality is completely unpredictable, so you never know what you might get. Some pigs can be destructive, and some are calmer. They eat everything, so you constantly have to be aware of ...

  8. Meat industry - Wikipedia

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    The greater part of the meat industry is the meat packing industry – the segment that handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of animals such as poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.

  9. Muyuan Foodstuff - Wikipedia

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    Muyuan was founded by husband and wife Qin Yinglin and Qian Ying, who started their first farm in 1992. [2] By 1994, they had 2,000 pigs, and by 1997 they had 10,000. In 2000, Qin founded Muyuan Farming (牧原养殖), the company that would eventually become Muyuan Foodstuff. [3]