A snout is the protruding portion of an animal’s face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. In many animals, the equivalent structure is called a muzzle, rostrum, or proboscis. A pig’s snout allows pigs who have heightened senses to navigate and interact with the environment. The snout is especially designed for digging the ground in search of food. Under normal conditions, pigs may spend 75% of their daily activities engaged in rooting and searching for up to 6-8 hours …

Housing and feeding are crucial things to pay attention to during weaning. Feeding young piglets requires specific feeding systems and management techniques. Recent change in feeding systems now help the pig farmer to better control post weaning stress and loss in daily gain. Here are some things to note about pig nutrition: 1. Water is very important  For pigs to breed well, you must have a reliable supply of clean, cool water available. Water, if not taken in appropriate quantity …

  In past times and recent times, there have been a lot of myths regarding the fact that pigs are dirty animals and therefore not suitable to be digested. However, these myths are baseless and in no way true. Here is why: MYTH 1: Pigs are unhealthy to eat because they don’t sweat and therefore more likely to harbour parasites or other toxins. TRUTH:  Pigs, for the record, also have a liver and a kidney, both of which serve to …