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  2. Hog oiler - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1800s and early 1900s hog lice and hog cholera could prove devastating to livestock producers and the hog oiler was seen as one way to combat the problem. The first known patent for a hog oiler device was issued in 1902 by the U.S. Patent Office, [1] however the era of innovation for this device was mainly the years 1913-1923.

  3. Caltrop - Wikipedia

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    The modern name "caltrop" is derived from the Old English calcatrippe (heel-trap), [6] [7] such as in the French usage chausse-trape (shoe-trap). The Latin word tribulus originally referred to this and provides part of the modern scientific name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, whose spiked seed cases resemble caltrops and can injure feet and puncture bicycle tires.

  4. Feral pig - Wikipedia

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    Razorback and wild hog are sometimes used in the United States refer to feral pigs or boar–pig hybrids. Definition A feral pig is a domestic pig that has escaped or been released into the wild, and is living more or less as a wild animal, or one that is descended from such animals. [ 2 ]

  5. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Grower, a pig between weaning and sale or transfer to the breeding herd, sold for slaughter or killed for rations. [clarification needed] Finisher, a grower pig over 70 kg (150 lb) liveweight; Butcher hog, a pig of approximately 100 kg (220 lb), ready for the market. In some markets (Italy) the final weight of butcher pig is in the 180 kg (400 ...

  6. Truffle hog - Wikipedia

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    In 1875, a truffle hog could cost up to 200 francs. [4] A skilled truffler could more than make up for this investment from the high price of truffles on the gourmet food market. In Italy , the use of pigs in truffle hunting has been prohibited since 1985, as the animals can cause damage to the mycelia of truffles while digging, reducing the ...

  7. Pig - Wikipedia

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    The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine), piggy, oinker, 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 .

  8. Chester White - Wikipedia

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    The Chester White was first developed around 1815–1818, using strains of large, white pigs common to the Northeast U.S. and a white boar imported from John Russell Duke of Bedford, Bedfordshire county, England, referred to as the Woburn breed, brought by Captain Jefferies of Liverpool, England.

  9. Humane Society of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Petland responded to the dismissal by stating: "The Humane Society of the United States touted the lawsuit in furtherance of its fundraising and media campaign seeking to end the sale of animals through pet stores. Petland denied that it had done anything unlawful, and it believes strongly that consumers have the right to purchase and keep pets."

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