Pigs

Knowing the approximate weight of your pigs is important to ensure proper growth, to help monitor their general health, to make sure they are on the right pig food, and to help gauge when you...

Pigs are highly intelligent, omnivorous animals. Like most mammals, pigs give birth to live young that drink milk produced by the mother. Pigs are social animals, living and reproducing in herds...

Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by the type A influenza virus that primarily affects pigs. The disease is rarely spread to humans but, according to the CDC, pigs can catch both human and...

The pig embryo begins to develop from the moment of conception--the time when the boar's sperm penetrates the cell walls of the sow's ova. Within 14 to 16 hours, the single fertilized cell has...

Pigs are a versatile animal. You may raise them for food, house or farm pets or breeding. Therefore pigs have body parts related to both anatomy and for food.

Have you fallen in love with the teacup pigs everyone is talking about? You may have seen the Today Show when Teacup Pig breeder, Jane Croft, told Meredith Vieira and Ann Curry how wonderful they...

Ascaris suum is the proper name of a parasitic roundworm of pigs. This worm has also been known to parasitize humans. The life cycle can be direct or indirect depending on the species and route...

Most people think that pigs are dumb, lazy and dirty animals but when it comes to eating pork their opinion changes. Pigs are actually smart animals and sometimes smarter than the common dog. Pigs...

Raising hogs can be a profitable venture if you have the available resources, and it can also provide you and your family with enough pork to last you all year. Hogs are less expensive to feed and...

During the fertilization process, an egg is released internally inside the female pig. A series of chemical indicators will put the pig in estrus, indicating to the male that she is now fertile...

The skin of a healthy pig should be smooth and free of sores and abscesses. Although different breeds of pigs have different amounts of hair, whatever hair is present should be evenly distributed...

The liver and its functions are referred to as the hepatic system, from the Greek word meaning liver. Living pigs need their liver to properly digest and metabolize the nutrients they eat....

Kids have been showing 4-H pigs at pig shows for generations. It takes a very special swine to be a 4-H pig. It has to meet certain standards set forth by the 4-H organization, as well as have a...

Pigs are prey species, and one of the ways that they escape from predators is with their speed. All varieties of pig--wild and domestic--are surprisingly fast. They can outrun you in just a few...

A female pig, called a sow, can become pregnant once it is 8 months old, and usually remain fertile until they are 18 months old. Male pigs, or boars, become sexually active once they are 8 to 10...

It's not often that a pig can be mentioned without bringing up a less-than-favorable impression. Call someone a pig, and it's an insult. Eat like a pig, and you're not likely to be invited back...

Many of you may be wondering, “What is a Show pig?” I hope that by reading this article you will attain this knowledge and come away with a new understanding of the show pig. The show pig begins...

A healthy, happy show pig needs nutritious food regularly. Choose a feed that's high in energy (corn), low in fiber (cellulose) and supplemented with protein.