Terms relating to pig rearing/production
- Sow: this is a female pig, which has already farrowed
- Boar: it’s a mature male pig.
- Gilt: a young female pig, which has not yet farrowed.
- Piglet: the young of a pig [newly born pigs]
- Farrowing: the act of giving birth in pigs.
- Runt: the last born among piglets.
- Farrowing pen: this is a special place where pigs farrow from
- Pigsty: this is a house where pigs stay
- Pork: fresh meat from pigs.
- Bacon: this is meat taken from sides and back of the pig and cured in the factory.
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TAGS Dr. Bbosa Science
