The word "pig" wouldn't hurt if you knew better than the wonderful animals with that name. They are not what many people think they are. Now science reveals many secrets of one of the oldest and wisest friends of man.
There are twenty species on Earth out of a billion snoring, eating and thinking pigs. They live in the shroud, wander through the swamps, wander through dense forests and live at home. The first ancestors of such mammals appeared 40 million years ago. These are such different species:
A forest pig.
African warthog.
Wild boar.
Bearded pig.
Domestic breed.
All members of the pig family have a "nickel" on their nose, good canines, paired hooves on their feet and a short twisted tail. The largest in weight and size reach 400 kilograms and 2 meters in length. The grey colour of the skin is diluted with brown, white or spotty shades. The pig's body is covered with long, bristly hair, often smeared in mud. Mud baths are needed to get rid of skin parasites.
The excellent sense of smell of these animals is combined with excellent hearing, but the small eyes do not give such good vision. The sense of smell allows a pig to find truffle mushrooms deep underground.
Large breeds of pigs live longer than small breeds. Life expectancy is usually 11-15 years. The diet of omnivorous animals consists of acorns, dandelions, nettles, grass roots. Apples, fruits, larvae and beetles are good for eating. For protein replenishment wild boars eat small rodents. They can catch fish. Pigs start drinking mother's milk, then switch to green grass and eat like adults. Pigs have a large offspring. Up to twenty babies can be brought by a mother.
Given the high fertility of animals, 10 thousand years ago people began to tame wild boars. A domestic breed appeared. The content of "chavronium" gives a great benefit in the form of pork meat, fat, stubble and skin. Borscht with pork, roast, dumplings and ham are favorite dishes on the Russian table.
The first lines of the message do not in vain mention the wisdom of the animal. In a constant search for food pigs have developed their brains. That's why they train well, perform in the circus, look for prohibited products at the customs.
Taking into account all the advantages and merits of pigs before people, it is useful to reconsider the attitude towards them. Let the definition of "sintus" not be so offensive.
The pig is a cloven-hoofed wild boar. About 7000 years ago it was tamed by man.
Raising pigs is mainly aimed at obtaining meat. However, variants of ornamental pigs are possible. They are also called miniature pigs. Also, in ancient times, pig skins were used as shields, bones as tools, and bristles for brushes.
In general, the pig is an omnivorous animal, which is very easy to take care of in the household.
There are about 100 breeds of pigs, but the most common ones are large white, Lithuanian white, Mirgorod, Urzhumi, Livonian and Breitovsk. The pigs are classified according to their early maturity (late maturing, early maturing, moderately early maturing and very early maturing), constitution (coarse dense, coarse loose, tender dense and tender loose), productivity (meat, bacon, greasy and meat-saline), age (dairy pigs, piglets, pigs, piglets, adult pigs and sows, boars, hogs).
Tame pigs with steel in the Middle East. This process was very fast, due to the high adaptability of these animals. In his activities, he raised pigs not only for further consumption, but also used its internal organs as transplants. In addition, the pig has good training skills. In France, for example, they were used to find truffles. It is also an interesting fact that pigs are lying in the mud to remove various parasites from their skin.
In order to get the most out of your home pigs, you need to follow some rules. Pigs should be kept in warm, light and ventilated rooms. Together, up to 30 young and 10 adults can be kept. Under unfavourable conditions, the animal can lose a lot of weight. It is necessary to change the water in the drinker frequently, clean the feed troughs and conduct regular veterinary checks
