THE ORIGIN OF A PIG

WHERE DID PIGS ORIGINATE FROM?

• Pigs are originated from Asia and Europe.
• Pigs were domesticated 9,000 years ago in Europe.
• They were introduced to Europeans in the 1800 and 1900 century.

How did this animals come to the US?

• They were brought to the US in the 1900's.
• They were brought to the US by a Spanish explorer.

HOW DID THIS ANIMAL MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES?

• They give us bacon, pork, and other meat.
• Pigs aren't traded as much as they used to be.
• American meat companies made 22.8 billion pounds of pork in 2011.

HOW DID THE PIG HELP THE U.S. GAIN POWER?

• Good food and people love them.
• For trading purposes.
• Pigs brought money and power.
• Money and profit.

WHAT SPECIAL NEEDS TO PIGS NEED TO THRIVE?

• They eat corn, wheat, barley, and mostly oats.
• Terrain there used to is simple, they stay in the fields mostly in the daytime and in the nighttime in their barn.
• Pigs like to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter, just like most humans.

IN WHAT WAYS HAVE SCIENTIST USED GENETIC ENGINEERING TO CHANGE THE PIG?

• Farmers use a way of farming that might be harmful called intensive farming.
• This is where the farmer puts each pig in their own small stall with a hard, cold cement floor

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF PIG WAS NO LONGER A RESOURCE IN THE US?

• A lot would change in the meat business.
• It would change Americans because of the use of bacon, ham, and pork in most households.

SOMETHING I LEARNED ABOUT PIGS I DID NOT KNOW!

• I learned that their bones were used to make glue.

HOW MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF THIS ANIMAL ARE THERE AND WHICH ONE IS MOST COMMONLY KNOWN?

• There are 73 different kinds of pigs.
• Large White, Landrace, and Duroc are the most common known

BOOKS USED

• Buller, Laura. Food. London: DK, 2005. Print.
• Ekarius, Carol. Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs: 163 Breeds from Common to Rare. North Adams, MA: Storey Pub., 2008. Print.
• The Good Good Pig .: Knowledge Base." The Good Good Pig .: Knowledge Base. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
• Jonathan Parker." - AbeBooks. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
• "Kelly Klober | Get Textbooks | New Textbooks | Used Textbooks | College Textbooks - GetTextbooks.com."

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